prohibition
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/ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃn/
noun
R
the act of stopping something from being done or used, especially by law
The prohibition of smoking in public places helps keep the air clean.
R
a law or rule that stops something from being done or used
There is a strict prohibition against selling alcohol to minors.
R
the time in the US from 1920 to 1933 when making and selling alcohol was illegal
During Prohibition, many people secretly made and sold alcohol.
translation
the act of stopping something from being done or used, especially by law; a law or rule that stops something from being done or used; the time in the US from 1920 to 1933 when making and selling alcohol was illegal
Word Forms
Plural
prohibitions