Definition of prohibition

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Definition of prohibition

  • the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. prohibition era
  • a decree that prohibits something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ban
    2. proscription
  • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun)

    Examples

    1. they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter

    Synonyms

    1. forbiddance
    2. inhibition
  • a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages (noun)

    Examples

    1. in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
  • refusal to approve or assent to (noun)

See definition of prohibition in Merriam Webster