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   prohibition

   /ˌprəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of forbidding something, especially by law: "they argue that prohibition of drugs will always fail" Similar banningforbiddingprohibitingbarringdebarmentvetoingproscriptiondisallowingdisallowanceinterdictionoutlawingmaking illegalbanbarinterdictvetoembargoinjunctionproscriptionboycottmoratorium
   • ▪ a law or regulation forbidding something: "prohibitions on insider dealing"
   • ▪ a writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance.
   • 2. the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin prohibitio(n-), from prohibere ‘keep in check’ (see prohibit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prohibitionary adjective
   • 2. Prohibitionist noun

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