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pprohibition, prohhibition, prohibbition, prohibitio, prohibitiom, prohibitionn, prohibitoin, prohibittion, prohiibiitiion, proohibitioon, prrohibition, rohibition

Prohibition — synonyms, definition

1. prohibition (Noun)

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ban breach cancellation declination denial elimination forbiddance inhibition interdiction limitation negation negative omission preclusion prohibition era proscription refusal repudiation slighting taboo • • •
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prohibition (Noun) — (law) a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages. ex. "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"

prohibition (Noun) — A decree that prohibits something.

prohibition (Noun) — The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment.

prohibition (Noun) — Refusal to approve or assent to.

prohibition (Noun) — The action of prohibiting, inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof). ex. "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"

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action decree edict fiat law order period period of time refusal rescript time period
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ban banning banning-order cease and desist order enjoining enjoinment forbiddance forbidding injunction interdict interdiction