prohibition
[noun]
Synonyms:
- prevention, constraint, exclusion, obstruction, restriction
- ban, bar, boycott, embargo, injunction, interdict, proscription, veto

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Antonyms: permission

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Prohibition noun
the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the production and sale of alcoholic drinks was illegal

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pro‧hi‧bi‧tion AC /ˌprəʊhəˈbɪʃən, ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃən $ ˌproʊ-/ noun
[Word Family: verb: prohibit; noun: prohibition; adjective: prohibitive]

1. [uncountable] the act of saying that something is illegal
prohibition of
the prohibition of the sale of firearms

2. [countable] an order stopping something
prohibition on/against
a prohibition on Sunday trading

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

prohibition
noun
ADJ. absolute, total | general | legal, statutory
VERB + PROHIBITION impose | abolish, lift
PROHIBITION + NOUN notice, order The prohibition order meant that the book could not be sold in this country.
PREP. ~ against prohibition against sales to under-18s of alcohol
~ of a treaty for the prohibition of nuclear tests
~ on the prohibition imposed on the sale of arms

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