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prohibition definition

pro·hi·bi·tion (prō′ə bis̸h′ən, -hi-)

noun

  1. a prohibiting or being prohibited
  2. an order or law that forbids
  3. ☆ the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages
  4. in the U.S., the period (1920-1933) of prohibition (sense ) by federal law

Etymology: ME prohibicion < MFr prohibition < L prohibitio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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