prohibition

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/ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ English

Definitions

noun

An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.

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Synonyms

forbode proscription interdiction ban prohibition era banning prohibit prohibitory proscribe forbid prohibitive exclusion forbidding disqualification banishment criminalisation prevent

Antonyms

Associated

bootlegging unhealthy liquor temperance repealed alcoholic repeal beverages alcohol distillery whiskey cannabis

Rhymes

disposition cognition ambition erudition admonition volition composition recognition juxtaposition apparition

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