countable a law or rule that stops people from doing something
prohibition on:
Environmentalgroupswant a total prohibition on the dumping of nuclearwaste.
prohibition against:
a prohibition against the disclosure of information
Synonyms and related words
The law, laws and parts of laws
act
adjective law
the administration of justice
2
uncountable the action of officially preventing something from being done
the prohibition of discrimination
Synonyms and related words
Refusals and the act of refusing
refusal
silence
denial
Prohibition
UK /ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n/
Other entries for this word
prohibitionnoun
Prohibition at speakeasy
DEFINITIONS1
1
in the US, the period from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to make or sell alcoholic drinks. A place that illegally served alcoholic drinks during this time was called a speakeasy.
derived word
Prohibitionist
noun
prohibition
noun
US /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃ(ə)n/
Other entries for this word
Prohibition
Prohibition at speakeasy
Word Forms
singular
prohibition
plural
prohibitions
DEFINITIONS2
1
countable a law or rule that stops people from doing something
prohibition on:
Environmentalgroupswant a total prohibition on the dumping of nuclearwaste.
prohibition against:
a prohibition against the disclosure of information
Synonyms and related words
The law, laws and parts of laws
act
adjective law
the administration of justice
2
uncountable the action of officially preventing something from being done
the prohibition of discrimination
Synonyms and related words
Refusals and the act of refusing
pushback
refusal
silence
Prohibition
US /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃ(ə)n/
Other entries for this word
prohibitionnoun
Prohibition at speakeasy
DEFINITIONS1
1
in the U.S., the period from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to make or sell alcoholic drinks. A place that illegally served alcoholic drinks during this time was called a speakeasy.