prohibition
definition: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
example: they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
speech part: noun
synonyms:
inhibition
forbiddance
definition: a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
example: in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: a decree that prohibits something
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
proscription
ban
definition: refusal to approve or assent to
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
prohibition era