prohibition
the act of prohibiting.
the legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption.
Often Prohibition . the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the United States.
a law or decree that forbids.
Origin of prohibition
1Other words for prohibition
Other words from prohibition
- pro·hi·bi·tion·ar·y, adjective
- an·ti·pro·hi·bi·tion, adjective, noun
- non·pro·hi·bi·tion, noun
- pre·pro·hi·bi·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for prohibition (1 of 2)
/ (ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃən) /
the act of prohibiting or state of being prohibited
an order or decree that prohibits
(sometimes capital) (esp in the US) a policy of legally forbidding the manufacture, transportation, sale, or consumption of alcoholic beverages except for medicinal or scientific purposes
law an order of a superior court (in Britain the High Court) forbidding an inferior court to determine a matter outside its jurisdiction
Derived forms of prohibition
- prohibitionary, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Prohibition (2 of 2)
/ (ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃən) /
the period (1920–33) when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was banned by constitutional amendment in the US
Derived forms of Prohibition
- Prohibitionist, noun
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Cultural definitions for 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 The amendment, enforced by the Volstead Act, was repealed by another amendment to the Constitution in 1933.
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