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PROHIBITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
Example:
he ignored his parents' forbiddance
Synonyms:
forbiddance; inhibition; prohibition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("prohibition" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Derivation:
prohibit (command against)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
Example:
in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("prohibition" is a kind of...):
law (legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
prohibitionist (a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A decree that prohibits something
Synonyms:
ban; prohibition; proscription
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("prohibition" is a kind of...):
decree; edict; fiat; order; rescript (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prohibition"):
banning-order (an order that bans something)
cease and desist order; enjoining; enjoinment; injunction ((law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity)
interdict; interdiction (a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Refusal to approve or assent to
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("prohibition" is a kind of...):
refusal (the act of refusing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prohibition"):
interdiction (authoritative prohibition)
ban; banning; forbiddance; forbidding (an official prohibition or edict against something)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Synonyms:
prohibition; prohibition era
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("prohibition" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Derivation:
prohibitionist (a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)
