prohibitory
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of prohibitory
First recorded in 1585–95, prohibitory is from the Latin word prohibitōrius “restraining”; see prohibit, -tory 1
Example Sentences
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Dry since it entered the Union in 1889, North Dakota repealed its Prohibitory laws by a close vote.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is conceded on all hands that the Prohibitory law is also beaten.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858 by Lincoln, Abraham
The winter's war, the king's stubbornness, Parliament's Prohibitory Act, Dunmore's martial law, and Thomas Paine's stirring rhetoric in his incomparable Common Sense had all swung public opinion toward independence.
From The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 by Virginia. History, Government, and Geography Service
Prohibitory laws will be even more unavailing than in the case of ardent spirits.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 by Various
This was the case invariably, excepting in towns where the majority of the voting members of the Prohibitory party were also in favor of woman suffrage.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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