| prohibition | (noun) the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) | Synonyms: forbiddance, inhibition |
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| (noun) a decree that prohibits something | Synonyms: ban, proscription |
| (noun) refusal to approve or assent to | - |
| (noun) a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages | - |
| (noun) the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment | Synonyms: prohibition era |
| prohibitionist | (noun) a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages | Synonyms: dry |
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