prohibition
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prohibition¹
- /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.
noun prohibitions
- An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. By its terms, the Twenty-Second Amendment bars only the election of two-term Presidents, and this prohibition would not prevent someone who had twice been elected President from succeeding to the office after having been elected or appointed Vice President. Broader language providing that no such pe
- A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. First, some persons might consider my advocacy of prohibition rather odd for a congressman coming from the state which produces the finest bourbon whiskey in the world. While this is true, it is also true that prior to the Eighteenth Amendment a large majority of the counties of Kentucky had voted a
- A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
Similar: forbode · Opposite: permission
Prohibition²
- /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
proper noun
- Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.
- The period from 17 January 1920 through 5 December 1933 in the United States, between the effective dates of the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments to the United States Constitution.
- The 66th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: proscription, interdiction, ban, prohibition era, banning, prohibit, prohibitory, proscribe, forbid, prohibitive, exclusion, forbidding, disqualification, banishment, criminalisation, prevent
noun
Similar: forbode · Opposite: permission
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noun act of prohibiting
| Español | prohibición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 금지 geumji |
| 日本語 | 禁止 kinshi, 差し止め sashitome |
| 中文 | 禁止 jìnzhǐ |
| हिन्दी | निषेध niṣedh, मनाही manāhī |
| Português | proibição |
| Français | prohibition, interdiction |
| Deutsch | Verbot |
| Italiano | proibizione |
| Ελληνικά | απαγόρευση apagórefsi |
| Română | interdicție |
| Русский | запре́т zaprét, запреще́ние zapreščénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự cấm, cấm chỉ |
| العربية | حَظْر ḥaẓr, مَنْع manʕ |
| עברית | איסור, אִסּוּר isúr |
noun law that prohibits something
| Español | prohibición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 금지 geumji |
| 日本語 | 禁止 kinshi, 禁止法 kinshihō, 禁制 kinsei |
| 中文 | 禁令 jìnlìng, 禁止 jìnzhǐ |
| Português | proibição |
| Français | interdiction, prohibition |
| Deutsch | Verbot |
| Ελληνικά | ποτοαπαγόρευση potoapagórefsi |
| Русский | запре́т zaprét |
| العربية | حَظْر ḥaẓr |
name period
| 한국어 | 금주법 geumjubeop |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 禁酒令 kinshurei, 禁酒 kinshu |
| 中文 | 禁酒令 jìnjiǔlìng, 禁酒 jìnjiǔ |
| Français | Prohibition |
| Deutsch | Alkoholprohibition, Prohibition |
| Română | prohibiție |
| Русский | сухо́й зако́н suxój zakón |
| العربية | مَنْعُ الْكُحُول manʕu l-kuḥūl |
name 66th sura of the Qur'an
| 日本語 | 禁止 Kinshi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 禁戒章 Jìnjièzhāng |
| العربية | سُورَةُ التَّحْرِيمِ sūratu t-taḥrīmi |
Talk about this word "prohibition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prohibition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prohibition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prohibition "prohibition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prohibition.Cite this
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title = {prohibition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prohibition},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
