1. (noun) prohibition
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
Synonyms: ban, forbiddance, proscription, inhibition, prohibition era
2. (noun) prohibition, ban, proscription
a decree that prohibits something
Synonyms: forbidding, inhibition, forbiddance, ban, banning, prohibition era, prohibition, proscription, banishment
3. (noun) prohibition, prohibition era
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Synonyms: prohibition, ban, forbiddance, proscription, inhibition, prohibition era
4. (noun) prohibition
refusal to approve or assent to
Synonyms: ban, forbiddance, proscription, inhibition, prohibition era
5. (noun) prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
Synonyms: forbidding, inhibition, forbiddance, ban, banning, prohibition era, prohibition, proscription, suppression
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