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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 banningforbiddingprohibitingbarring
    • 2. the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROHIBITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PROHIBITION definition: 1. the act of officially not allowing something, or an order that does this: 2. the period from…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prohibitionProhibition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › prohibitionPROHIBITION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. 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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROHIBITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PROHIBITION meaning: 1. the act of officially not allowing something, or an order that does this: 2. the period from…. Learn more.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › prohibitionprohibition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    prohibition. [uncountable] (formal) the act of stopping something being done or used, especially by law. [countable] prohibition (against/on something) (formal) a law or a rule that stops something being done or used. Definition of prohibition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  7. www.britannica.com › event › Prohibition-United-States-historyProhibition | Definition, History, Eighteenth Amendment, & Repeal

    Prohibition was legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the Eighteenth Amendment. Despite this legislation, millions of Americans drank liquor illegally, giving rise to bootlegging, speakeasies, and a period of gangsterism.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prohibitionProhibition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Prohibition is the act of forbidding or outlawing something, like when my mom placed a prohibition on watching TV during dinner (causing everyone to skip dinner). Prohibition can also refer to one of the most famous acts of prohibition in United States history: the outlawing of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › prohibitionProhibition - definition of prohibition by The Free Dictionary

    Define prohibition. prohibition synonyms, prohibition pronunciation, prohibition translation, English dictionary definition of prohibition. n. 1. The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited. 2. A rule or law that forbids something. 3. a. The forbidding by law of the manufacture,...

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › prohibitionPROHIBITION Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Often Prohibition. the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the United States. a law or decree that forbids.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › prohibition>PROHIBITION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. 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.