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Prohibition

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

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the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

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a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

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a decree that prohibits something

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refusal to approve or assent to

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Variants

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banforbiddanceinhibitionprohibition eraproscription
plural
Prohibitions
possessive
Prohibition's
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Prohibitions'