| 释义 |
Noun: prohibition `prowu'bishun- A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
"in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US" - A decree that prohibits something
- ban, proscription - The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
- prohibition era - Refusal to approve or assent to
- The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
"they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"
- inhibition, forbiddance
Derived forms: prohibitions See also: prohibit, prohibitionist Type of: action, decree, edict, fiat, law, order, period, period of time, refusal, rescript, time period Encyclopedia: Prohibition |