Advertisement
Advertisement
prohibition
[ proh-uh-bish-uhn ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms:
Prohibition
1/ ˌəʊɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the period (1920–33) when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was banned by constitutional amendment in the US
prohibition
2/ ˌəʊɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- 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
Prohibition
- 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 The amendment, enforced by the Volstead Act, was repealed by another amendment to the Constitution in 1933.
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˌʰdzˈپDzԾ, noun
- ˌdzˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- h·tDz·y adjective
- t·h·tDz adjective noun
- ԴDzp··tDz noun
- p··tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of prohibition1
Example Sentences
Still, they said there was no prohibition against disclosing basic information about their deals, and noted that private firms and local governments often publicize their low-income housing efforts.
Aside from the general “don’t touch” social prohibition hovering in the presence of any art object, lifting this particular weighty slab is impossible.
Its Supreme Court instructed Parliament that a prohibition on assisted dying breached the country's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Taliban government originally suggested the prohibition would be temporary, pending the fulfilment of certain conditions, such as an "Islamic" curriculum.
The prohibition applied to “residential care facilities for the elderly,” commonly referred to as assisted living or eldercare facilities, as well as other nonmedical care facilities under the umbrella of the Department of Social Services.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse