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Detailed Synonyms for prohibition in English

prohibition:

prohibition [the ~] nomen

  1. the prohibition
    the prohibition; the interdiction; the ban; the suppression
  2. the prohibition
    the prohibition; the ban on liquor
  3. the prohibition
  4. the prohibition
    – the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) 1
    the inhibition; the prohibition; the forbiddance
    – the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) 1
    • inhibition [the ~] nomen
      • a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages1
    • prohibition [the ~] nomen
      • they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter1
    • forbiddance [the ~] nomen
      • he ignored his parents' forbiddance1
  5. the prohibition
    – a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages 1
    the prohibition
    – a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages 1
    • prohibition [the ~] nomen
      • in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US1
  6. the prohibition
    – a decree that prohibits something 1
    the ban; the prohibition; the proscription
    – a decree that prohibits something 1
  7. the prohibition
    – refusal to approve or assent to 1
    the prohibition
    – refusal to approve or assent to 1
  8. the prohibition
    – the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment 1
    the prohibition; the prohibition era
    – the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment 1

Related Words for "prohibition":

  • prohibitions

Alternate Synonyms for "prohibition":


Related Definitions for "prohibition":

  1. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)1
    • they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter1
  2. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages1
    • in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US1
  3. a decree that prohibits something1
  4. refusal to approve or assent to1
  5. the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment1

Related Synonyms for prohibition