prohibition
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1. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | action, |
| definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
2. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | law, |
| definition | : | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. a decree that prohibits something (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript, |
| definition | : | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | banning-order, |
| definition | : | an order that bans something (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | interdict, interdiction, |
| definition | : | a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity (noun.communication) |
4. refusal to approve or assent to (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | refusal, |
| definition | : | the act of refusing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | interdiction, |
| definition | : | authoritative prohibition (noun.communication) |
5. the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment (noun.time)
6. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)
7. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | dry, prohibitionist, |
| definition | : | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages (noun.person) |
8. a decree that prohibits something (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | ban, |
| definition | : | prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | ban, censor, |
| definition | : | forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) (verb.social) |
9. the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment (noun.time)
| derivation | : | dry, prohibitionist, |
| definition | : | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages (noun.person) |
10. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)
11. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | dry, prohibitionist, |
| definition | : | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages (noun.person) |
12. a decree that prohibits something (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | ban, |
| definition | : | prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | ban, censor, |
| definition | : | forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) (verb.social) |
13. the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment (noun.time)
| derivation | : | dry, prohibitionist, |
| definition | : | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages (noun.person) |
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