prohibition
An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing somethingAn act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
» The boy smoked despite the prohibition.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
Verbot
запре́тzaprét, запреще́ниеzapreščénije
заборо́наzaboróna
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
(countable, uncountable)A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
(countable, uncountable)A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
Verbot
запре́тzaprét
заборо́наzaboróna
Examples
12 sentencesThe boy smoked despite the prohibition.
Drugs are vilified for the problems of prohibition.
They went to the construction site despite the prohibition.
The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.
deDas erste Verbot gegen Sklaverei wurde in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ausgesprochen.
When trade prohibitions are resisted by any substantial minority, black markets develop.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis,From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.
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Forms
plural: prohibitions| Singular | prohibition |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof):inhibitionforbiddance
- a decree that prohibits something:banproscription
- the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment:prohibition era
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable