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prohibition

Syllabification: (pro·hi·bi·tion)

Definition of prohibition

1the action of forbidding something, especially by law:they argue that prohibition of drugs will always fail
a law or regulation forbidding something:those who favor prohibitions on insider trading

2 (Prohibition) the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933.

Derivatives

late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin prohibitio(n-), from prohibere 'keep in check' (see prohibit)

Definition of prohibition in the British & World English dictionary

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