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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).
