prohibition
See also: Prohibition
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
- Hyphenation: pro‧hi‧bi‧tion
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Noun
prohibition (countable and uncountable, plural prohibitions)
- An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
- A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
- A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
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Translations
act of prohibiting
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law that prohibits something
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French
Etymology
First attested in Old French, borrowed from Latin prohibitiō
Pronunciation
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Noun
prohibition f (plural prohibitions)
- prohibition
- (specifically) prohibition of alcohol
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