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prohibitionary — prohibiˈtionary adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑prohibit … Useful english dictionary
prohibition — prohibitionary, adj. /proh euh bish euhn/, n. 1. the act of prohibiting. 2. the legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption. 3. (often cap.) the period (1920 33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in… … Universalium
Canada Temperance Act — The Canada Temperance Act was an Act of the Parliament of Canada in 1878, which provided for an option for municipalities to opt in by plebiscite to a prohibitionary scheme. It was often known as the Scott Act, on account of its sponsor Sir… … Wikipedia
restrictive — re·stric·tive /ri strik tiv/ adj 1 a: of or relating to restriction b: serving or tending to restrict 2: prohibiting further negotiation re·stric·tive·ly adv re·stric·tive·ness n … Law dictionary
prohibition — [ˌprəʊhɪ bɪʃ(ə)n, prəʊɪ ] noun 1》 the action of prohibiting. ↘a law or regulation prohibiting something. ↘English Law a writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance.… … English new terms dictionary
abstemious — adj 1. habitually abstinent, nonin dulgent, moderate, temperate; teetotal, nondrinking, sober, not intoxicated or drunk, prohibitionary, U.S. dry, blue ribbon; continent, celibate, fasting, dieting; puritanical, puritanlike, austere, self… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sober — adj 1. not intoxicated or drunk, temperate, teetotal, Inf. sworn off, Sl. on the wagon or water wagon, Brit. on the water cart; prohibitionary, U.S. dry, blue ribbon. 2. abstemious, habitually abstinent, nonindulgent; moderate, self restrained,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
temperate — adj 1. moderate, self restrained, self controlled, self disciplined; self possessed, in control, self assured, self confident, poised; composed, cool, calm, collected, cool headed; level headed, equani mous, balanced; sane, lucid, clear, rational … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
prohibition — n. 1 the act or an instance of forbidding; a state of being forbidden. 2 Law a an edict or order that forbids. b a writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance. 3 (usu.… … Useful english dictionary
