prohibitionaryadj.
/ˌprəʊ(h)ᵻˈbɪʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌproʊ(h)əˈbɪʃəˌnɛri/ Relating to, supporting, or imposing prohibition or a prohibition.
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prohibitionary1850
1850 J. R. Browne Rep. Calif. Constit. Convent. 1849 49 When this Constitution goes forth without a prohibitionary clause relative to blacks, you will see a black-tide setting in here and spreading over the land.
1894 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 226 The author has overlooked the fact that prohibitionary laws were enacted in Judea, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
1936 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 30 533 The agreement proves its prohibitionary import in preventing the parties from being active with regard to the dispatch of certain of the telegrams.
1986 N.Y. Times 6 Apr. 11 cn. 29/2 Earlier, prohibitionary movements were powered by right-wing religionism and emphasized ‘personal morality’.
2003 Birmingham Post 20 Nov. 11 Three days before thousands of field-sports supporters pledged to defy a hunting ban, the Association of Chief Police Officers made it clear that, in the event of any prohibitionary measures, they would be duty-bound to uphold the law.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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