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Prohibition

nounid 104113·updated May 18, 2026
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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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Variants

synonym
banforbiddanceinhibitionprohibition eraproscription
plural
Prohibitions
possessive
Prohibition's
pluralpossessive
Prohibitions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
§2
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
§3
a decree that prohibits something
§4
refusal to approve or assent to
§5
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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