prohibition
noun
the act of prohibiting.
prohibitions
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pluralof prohibition.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Unyoked from racial prejudices and prohibitions, Eston’s progeny prospered.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The administration announced levies of 10% for countries that have bans on forced labor and 12.5% on those that have failed to adopt such prohibitions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last week, several rights groups released a joint statement to urge the government to repeal legislation that makes such prohibitions as last year's Pride ban possible.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
In California and Illinois, legislators in April advanced bills that would cement prohibitions on nonlawyers’ owning or controlling legal practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
As late as 1825, prohibitions of the exportation of a large number of machines and of parts of machines were still in force; but the Board of Trade might dispense with them.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
