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ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n, 
prəʊɪ-/
n.
  - the action of prohibiting. ▸a law or regulation prohibiting something. ▸English Law  a writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance. 
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(Prohibition)
 the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US from 1920 to 1933.
Derivative
- prohibitionary adj.
- Prohibitionist n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. prohibitio(n-), from prohibere (see prohibit).