1. Noun
The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.
2. Noun
Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic liquors as beverages.
3. Noun
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
Vocabulary classified under Law
4. Noun
a decree that prohibits something
Vocabulary classified under Law
5. Noun
refusal to approve or assent to
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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