| NOUN | communication | prohibition | a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages |
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| communication | prohibition, ban, proscription | a decree that prohibits something | |
| time | prohibition, prohibition era | the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment | |
| communication | prohibition | refusal to approve / approve or assent to | |
| act | prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
| Sounds | prow.ahbih'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages. | |
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| Example | "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US" | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | law | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity |
| Nouns | prohibitionist | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
| Meaning | A decree that prohibits something. | |
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| Synonyms | ban, proscription | |
| Narrower | banning-order | An order that bans something |
| injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order | (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity | |
| interdict, interdiction | A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity | |
| Broader | decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript | A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) |
| Spanish | entredicho, interdicción, interdicto, prohibición, proscripción | |
| Catalan | interdicció, interdicte, prohibició, proscripció | |
| Meaning | The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment. | |
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| Synonym | prohibition era | |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Spanish | prohibición | |
| Catalan | època de la prohibició, prohibició | |
| Nouns | prohibitionist | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
| Meaning | refusal to approve / approve or assent to. | |
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| Narrower | ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding | An official prohibition or edict against something |
| interdiction | authoritative prohibition | |
| Broader | refusal | The act of refusing / refusing / refusing |
| Spanish | prohibición | |
| Meaning | The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof). | |
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| Example | "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter" | |
| Synonyms | inhibition, forbiddance | |
| Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| Verbs | prohibit | command against |
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