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pro·hi·bi·tion

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–noun

1.	the act of prohibiting.

2.	the legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption.

3.	(often initial capital letter) the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the U.S.

4.	a law or decree that forbids.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < L prohibitiōn- (s. of prohibitiō). See prohibit, -ion

]

—Related forms

pro·hi·bi·tion·ar·y, adjective

—Synonyms 4. interdiction.

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pro·hi·bi·tion Audio Help (prō'ə-bĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited.
A law, order, or decree that forbids something.
1. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages.
2. Prohibition The period (1920-1933) during which the 18th Amendment forbidding the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was in force in the United States.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
prohibition

1387, from O.Fr. prohibition (1237), from L. prohibitionem (nom. prohibitio) "a hindering, forbidding," from prohibitus, pp. of prohibere "hold back," from pro- "away, forth" + habere "to hold" (see habit). Meaning "forced alcohol abstinence" is 1851, Amer.Eng.; in effect in U.S. as law 1920-1933 under the Volstead Act. Prohibit (v.) is first recorded 1432. Prohibitive "having the quality of prohibiting" is recorded from 1602; of prices, rates, etc., "so high as to prevent use," it is from 1886.

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prohibition
noun
1.	a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
2.	a decree that prohibits something
3.	the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
4.	refusal to approve or assent to
5.	the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
prohibition1 [prəuiˈbiʃən] noun

the act of prohibiting
Example: We demand the prohibition by the government of the sale of this drug.

Arabic:	مَنْع
Chinese (Simplified):	禁止
Chinese (Traditional):	禁止
Czech:	zákaz
Danish:	forbud
Dutch:	verbod
Estonian:	keeld
Finnish:	kielto
French:	interdiction
German:	das Verbot
Greek:	απαγόρευση
Hungarian:	tilalom
Icelandic:	bann
Indonesian:	larangan
Italian:	proibizione

Japanese:	禁止
Korean:	금지
Latvian:	aizliegums
Lithuanian:	(už)draudimas
Norwegian:	forbud (mot)
Polish:	zakaz
Portuguese (Brazil):	proibição
Portuguese (Portugal):	proibição
Romanian:	prohibiţie, interzicere
Russian:	запрещение
Slovak:	zákaz
Slovenian:	prepoved
Spanish:	prohibición
Swedish:	förbud
Turkish:	yasaklama

prohibition2 [prəuiˈbiʃən] noun

a rule, law etc forbidding something
Example: The headmaster issued a prohibition against bringing knives into school.

Arabic:	قانون يَمْنَع
Chinese (Simplified):	禁令
Chinese (Traditional):	禁令
Czech:	zákaz
Danish:	forbud
Dutch:	verbod
Estonian:	keeld, keeluseadus
Finnish:	sääntö
French:	interdiction
German:	das Verbot
Greek:	απαγόρευση, απαγορευτικός νόμος ή κανόνας
Hungarian:	eltiltás
Icelandic:	bann
Indonesian:	larangan
Italian:	divieto

Japanese:	禁止令
Korean:	금지법, 금지령
Latvian:	aizliegums
Lithuanian:	draudimas
Norwegian:	forbud, *regel mot
Polish:	zakaz
Portuguese (Brazil):	proibição
Portuguese (Portugal):	proibição
Romanian:	interdicţie
Russian:	запрет
Slovak:	zákaz
Slovenian:	prepoved
Spanish:	prohibición
Swedish:	förbud
Turkish:	yasak

See also: prohibit

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Prohibition [(proh-uh-bish-uhn)]

The outlawing of alcoholic beverages nationwide from 1920 to 1933, under an amendment to the Constitution. The amendment, enforced by the Volstead Act, was repealed by another amendment to the Constitution in 1933.

Note: Prohibition is often mentioned in discussions of how much social change can be brought about through law, because alcohol was widely, though illegally, produced and sold during Prohibition; it was served privately in the White House under President Warren Harding, for example.

Note: Many use the example of Prohibition to argue that more harm than good comes from the enactment of laws that are sure to be widely disobeyed.

Note: Some states and localities (called “dry”) had outlawed the production and sale of alcohol before the Prohibition amendment was adopted. The repealing amendment allowed individual states and localities to remain “dry,” and some did for many years.

[Chapter:] American History since 1865

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: pro·hi·bi·tion
Pronunciation: "prO-&-'bi-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its proper jurisdiction (as by ceasing a prosecution) b : an order to refrain or stop
2 a : something (as a law) that prohibits a certain act or procedure b cap : the period from 1920 to 1933 in the U.S. when the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors was prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution —pro·hib·i·tive /prO-'hi-b&-tiv/ adjective —pro·hib·i·tive·ly adverb —pro·hib·i·to·ry /-'hi-b&-"tOr-E/ adjective

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