Prohibition
21prohibition — UK [ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌproʊəˈbɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms prohibition : singular prohibition plural prohibitions 1) [countable] a law or rule that stops people from doing something prohibition on: Environmental groups want a total prohibition on… …
22prohibition — pro|hi|bi|tion [ ,prouə bıʃn ] noun * 1. ) count a law or rule that stops people from doing something: BAN: prohibition on: Environmental groups want a total prohibition on the dumping of nuclear waste. prohibition against: a prohibition against… …
23prohibition — prohibit pro‧hib‧it [prəˈhɪbt ǁ proʊ ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially stop someone doing something by making it illegal or against the rules: • The firm s own internal rules now prohibit that type of loan. prohibit somebody from doing… …
24prohibition — n. 1) to repeal (a) prohibition 2) a prohibition against * * * [ˌprəʊhɪ bɪʃ(ə)n] a prohibition against to repeal (a) prohibition …
25prohibition — pro|hi|bi|tion [ˌprəuhıˈbıʃən US ˌprou ] n 1.) [U] the act of saying that something is illegal prohibition of ▪ the prohibition of the sale of firearms 2.) an order stopping something prohibition on/against ▪ a prohibition on Sunday trading …
26prohibition — noun 1 (U) the act of officially stopping something by law (+ of): prohibition of the sale of firearms 2 (C) an order stopping something (+ on/against): a prohibition on Sunday trading 3 Prohibition the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the …
27prohibition — Inhibition; interdiction. Act or law prohibiting something, as 18th Amendment to U.S.Const. (1920) prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, except for medicinal purposes (such Prohibition Amendment was repealed …
28prohibition — A remedy the purpose of which is to prevent a tribunal possessing judicial or quasi judicial powers from exercising jurisdiction over matters not within its cognizance, or exceeding its jurisdiction in matters of which it has cognizance. Anno: 77 …
29PROHIBITION — n. f. Défense, interdiction. La prohibition de l’alcool, des stupéfiants. La prohibition du port d’armes …
30prohibition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of forbidding Nouns prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance, disallowance, restriction (see restraint); veto, injunction, interdict[ion], proscription; preclusion, exclusion; embargo, ban, taboo, gag… …
