prohibition
(noun)
noun
1. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
- in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
Definition categories: communication, law
2. a decree that prohibits something
Similar word(s): ban, proscription
Definition categories: communication, decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
3. the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Definition categories: time, period
4. refusal to approve or assent to
Definition categories: communication, refusal
5. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
- they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
Similar word(s): forbiddance, inhibition