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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: interdiction
Prohibition
1/ ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃən /
noun
the period (1920–33) when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was banned by constitutional amendment in the US
prohibition
2/ ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃən /
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 The amendment, enforced by the Volstead Act, was repealed by another amendment to the Constitution in 1933.
Other Word Forms
- prohibitionary adjective
- antiprohibition adjective
- nonprohibition noun
- preprohibition noun
- Prohibitionist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Prohibition1
Example Sentences
So went the prohibition on artificial intelligence in Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune,” and what was then a datum of fictional world-building is now a real and pressing concern.
He was placed under judicial supervision, with a ban on contacting witnesses in the case and a prohibition on leaving the country.
But outright prohibition bans could bring another host of issues including whether local enforcement of the ban will even happen, and the possibility that a black market for the products may arise, he said.
More controversially, he opposed the release of Nelson Mandela from jail and was one of only 21 congressmen to vote against the prohibition of armour-piercing "cop killer" bullets.
There’s a lot of fear-based prohibition now and weird rules, but I don’t have to live by any of those.
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When To Use
Prohibition refers to a period in American history when the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was made illegal. The law, which was created by the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1918) to the United States Constitution and subsequently reversed by the Twenty-first Amendment (ratified in 1933), proved largely unpopular.
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