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prohibition
noun(pro-hi-bi-tion)
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Synonyms: prohibition era,
prohibition
noun(pro-hi-bi-tion)
a decree that prohibits something
Synonyms: ban, proscription,
prohibition
noun(pro-hi-bi-tion)
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
Synonyms: forbiddance, inhibition,
Examples:
They were restrained by a prohibition in their charter.
prohibition
noun(pro-hi-bi-tion)
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
Examples:
In 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US.
prohibition
noun(pro-hi-bi-tion)
refusal to approve or assent to

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