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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

prohibition Synonyms

prohibition

n.

  1. The act of prohibiting

    forbiddance, interdiction, prescription, ban, repudiation; see also refusal.

  2. Restrictions placed upon the handling or consumption of liquor; often capital

    Volstead Act, temperance, Eighteenth Amendment, Prohibition Amendment; the Noble Experiment*, the Lost Cause*, the Eighteenth Amusement*.

prohibition Law Definition

n

  1. A statute or order forbidding a particular action.
  2. The time from 1920 to 1933 when alcoholic beverages were banned by the Eighteenth Amendment (which was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment) to the United States Constitution.

prohibition Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • infringe: Therefore, Elite has not infringed the Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 in this regard.
  • impose: The UK is a party to the Convention against Torture which imposes an absolute prohibition on torture, with no exceptions.
  • violate: Examining this option does not violate the 1994 prohibition.
  • circumvent: The ban on all religious groups is merely an artifice to circumvent prohibitions on discrimination against a specific group by discriminating against everyone equally.
  • override: We cannot make an Order to do anything which overrides a specific prohibition in the charity's governing document.
  • enforce: Oddly enough, he is nowhere near so hard on them for their efforts to enforce Prohibition.

Adjective modifier

  • outright: But, eventually the effects of prices made artificially high would begin to imitate those of an outright prohibition.
  • absolute: In some workplaces, for example there may be an absolute prohibition on possession of alcohol or drugs.

Preposition: on

disclosure: Section 44: Information subject to a prohibition on disclosure.

Modifies a noun

  • notices: Ten Prohibition Notices were also issued on unsuitably guarded power take off shafts.
  • notice: A copy of any prohibition notice will be sent to the owner or operator of the vehicle.

Preposition: of

  • importation: These apply in addition to the prohibition of importation, supply and use in the 1992 regulations.
  • discrimination: Article 14, prohibition of discrimination does not provide protection from differential treatment in all areas of life.
  • cannabis: And when other considerations than health are taken into account, the prohibition of cannabis is disproportionate to its effects.
  • slavery: Article 4 Prohibition of slavery and forced labor 1. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.

Noun used with modifier

  • marijuana: But this is also recognition that in many respects marijuana prohibition has been a cruel hoax on the American people.
  • I: The Chapter I prohibition is therefore not applicable to the agreement.
  • cannabis: UK: Cannabis prohibition - who's really to blame?
  • blanket: Blanket export prohibition laws mask actual inability to stem the drain of cultural property.
  • chapter: Therefore, Elite has not infringed the Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 in this regard.