What does prohibition mean?
Definitions for prohibition
ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ənpro·hi·bi·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word prohibition.
Princeton's WordNet
prohibitionnoun
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
"in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
prohibition, ban, proscriptionnoun
a decree that prohibits something
prohibition, prohibition eranoun
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
prohibitionnoun
refusal to approve or assent to
prohibition, inhibition, forbiddancenoun
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"
GCIDE
Prohibitionnoun
The period of 1920 to 1932 in the United States, during which sale of alcoholic beverages were forbidden by the consitution.
Wiktionary
prohibitionnoun
An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
prohibitionnoun
A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
Prohibitionnoun
any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prohibitionnoun
Forbiddance; interdict; act of forbidding.
Etymology: prohibition, Fr. prohibitio, Lat. from prohibit.
Might there not be some other mystery in this prohibition, than they think of? Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 6.
’Gainst self-slaughter
There is a prohibition so divine,
That cravens my weak hand. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.He bestowed the liberal choice of all things, with one only prohibition, to try his obedience. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.
Let us not think hard
One easy prohibition, who enjoy
Free leave so large to all things else. John Milton, Par. Lost.The law of God in the ten commandments consists mostly of prohibitions; thou shalt not do such a thing. John Tillotson.
ChatGPT
prohibition
Prohibition is the action of forbidding or preventing something by law, rule, or other authoritative regulation. It refers to the act of banning certain activities, substances, or practices, making them illegal or unacceptable to engage in. It could also refer to a specific historical period when the production, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages were banned, as in the United States from 1920 to 1933.
Webster Dictionary
Prohibitionnoun
the act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict
Prohibitionnoun
specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic liquors as beverages
Etymology: [L. prohibitio: cf. F. prohibition.]
Wikidata
Prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the legal act of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the prohibition of alcohol was enforced. Use of the term as applicable to a historical period is typically applied to countries of European culture.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prohibition in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prohibition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of prohibition in a Sentence
New York has an explicit constitutional prohibition on partisan gerrymandering. The Democrats violated that prohibition. They did it knowingly, they did it willingly, they did it joyfully. And the court today struck them down, this is a victory for the people of the state, and it's a victory for competitive and fair elections in New York state.
My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights, including his freedom of expression, his right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
We met over several days and I spoke with some of our allies, the National Security Council considered the near century-old international prohibition against the use of chemical weapons. Defense Secretary James Mattis maintains The Syrian regime repeatedly and deliberately violated the international law. The Pentagon says the response was a retaliatory strike for Assad’s chemical attack on innocent civilians including children.
This is not about prohibition. This is about better regulation and better protection.
The important thing here is there is a kind of plan for maintaining readiness, but in ways designed to be less provocative, showing restraint in exercises is OK, refraining would not be appropriate. What would be unacceptable would be the prohibition on... exercises.
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