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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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   What does prohibition mean?

   • : an order to refrain or stop : something (as a law) that prohibits a certain act or procedure capitalized : the period from 1920 to 1933 in the U.S. when the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors was prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Nglish: Translation of prohibition for Spanish Speakers

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   What is prohibition & why is it important?

   • Prohibition refers to a period in American history when the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was made illegal. The law, which was created by the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1918) to the United States Constitution and subsequently reversed by the Twenty-first Amendment (ratified in 1933), proved largely unpopular.

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   What is an example of Prohibition?

   • Many use the example of Prohibition to argue that more harm than good comes from the enactment of laws that are sure to be widely disobeyed. Some states and localities (called “dry”) had outlawed the production and sale of alcohol before the Prohibition amendment was adopted.

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   What is a prohibition writ?

   • : the act of prohibiting : an order forbidding something often capitalized : the forbidding by law of the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages : an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its proper jurisdiction (as by ceasing a prosecution) : an order to refrain or stop

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   When did the Prohibition era start?

   • The Prohibition Era began in 1920 when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors, went into effect with the passage of the Volstead Act. Despite the new legislation, Prohibition was difficult to enforce.

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   What was prohibition & why was it a failure?

   • In the United States, Prohibition was the law that prevented the manufacture, sale, and transporting of alcoholic drinks between 1919 and 1933. Prohibition also refers to the period when this law existed. Prohibition was in its eighth year and was a spectacular failure. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   The meaning of PROHIBITION is the act of prohibiting by authority. How to use prohibition in a sentence.

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   the act of prohibiting or state of being prohibited. an order or decree that prohibits. sometimes capital (esp in the US) a policy of legally forbidding the manufacture, transportation, sale, or consumption of alcoholic beverages except for medicinal or scientific purposes.

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   5 meanings: 1. the act of prohibiting or state of being prohibited 2. an order or decree that prohibits 3. (esp in the US) a.... Click for more definitions.

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   Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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   Prohibition, legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the terms of the Eighteenth Amendment.

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   Oct 29, 2009 · The Prohibition Era began in 1920 when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors, went into effect with the...