prohibition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
But the prohibition on active advocacy and participation left a wide margin of allowable activity and was open to interpretation.
2021 December 20, Oren Liebermann, Barbara Starr, “Pentagon defines prohibited behavior in effort to tackle extremism”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2022:By its terms, the Twenty-Second Amendment bars only the election of two-term Presidents, and this prohibition would not prevent someone who had twice been elected President from succeeding to the office after having been elected or appointed Vice President. Broader language providing that no such person "shall be chosen or serve as President . . . or be eligible to hold the office" was rejected in favor of the Twenty-Second Amendment’s ban merely on election. (Amdt22.1 Overview of Twenty-Second Amendment, Presidential Term Limits, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation)
Appeals courts, including the 5th Circuit, have in the past upheld the federal ban in question. But more recently, some courts have shown hostility towards gun prohibitions aimed at 18- to 20-year-olds.
2025 January 30, Tierney Sneed, “Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2025:
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(countable, uncountable) A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
First, some persons might consider my advocacy of prohibition rather odd for a congressman coming from the state which produces the finest bourbon whiskey in the world. While this is true, it is also true that prior to the Eighteenth Amendment a large majority of the counties of Kentucky had voted against the sale of liquor under what was known as the county unit plan. Since repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment a substantial majority of Kentucky counties have voted under local option to outlaw liquor. My stand on the question, first in voting for the submission of the Eighteenth Amendment, and later for an amendment to appeal it, was a matter of principle and not of expediency.
1954, Alben W. Barkley, That Reminds Me, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42:
- (countable, uncountable) A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prohibitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
antiprohibition · prohibitionistic · prohibitionist · nonprohibition · reprohibition · writ of prohibition · prohibitional · prohibitionism
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (135)
la prohibitiō (act of prohibiting) · hi निषेध (act of prohibiting) · tk gadaganlyk (act of prohibiting) · ja 禁止 (act of prohibiting) · hu tiltás (act of prohibiting) · ur مَمْنُوعِیَت (act of prohibiting) · my တားမြစ်ချက် (act of prohibiting) · yi פֿאַרבאָט (act of prohibiting) · ja 差し止め (act of prohibiting) · mn хориг (act of prohibiting) · es prohibición (act of prohibiting) · my အပိတ်အပင် (act of prohibiting) · sv förbud (act of prohibiting) · hu tilalom (law that prohibits something) · ko 금지 (act of prohibiting) · cs prohibice (law that prohibits something) · sl prepoved (act of prohibiting) · ar حَظْر (law that prohibits something) · km បំរាម (act of prohibiting) · uz taqiq (act of prohibiting) · sl prepoved (law that prohibits something) · pdt Baun (act of prohibiting) · be забаро́на (act of prohibiting) · ar حَظْر (act of prohibiting) · fr interdiction (law that prohibits something) · fi kielto (act of prohibiting) · fa-ira مَنْع (act of prohibiting) · de Verbot (law that prohibits something) · cs zákaz (law that prohibits something) · la vetitum (act of prohibiting) · sv förbud (law that prohibits something) · be забаро́на (law that prohibits something) · cmn 禁止 (law that prohibits something) · ky тыюу (act of prohibiting) · et keeld (act of prohibiting) · fi kieltolaki (law that prohibits something) · da forbud (act of prohibiting) · lo ການຫ້າມ (act of prohibiting) · nl verbod (act of prohibiting) · he איסור (act of prohibiting) · is bann (act of prohibiting) · fr prohibition (act of prohibiting) · pt proibição (act of prohibiting) · mww caiv (act of prohibiting) · de Verbot (act of prohibiting) · fr interdiction (act of prohibiting) · bg забра́на (act of prohibiting) · ru запре́т (law that prohibits something) · az qadağan (act of prohibiting) · hi मनाही (act of prohibiting) · ckb قەدەغە (law that prohibits something) · tg манъ (act of prohibiting) · yue 禁止 (act of prohibiting) · la interdictum (law that prohibits something) · om dhowwaa (act of prohibiting) · nb alkoholforbud (law that prohibits something) · id larangan (act of prohibiting) · tr memnuiyet (act of prohibiting) · kk тыйым (act of prohibiting) · ms larangan (act of prohibiting) · hu megtiltás (act of prohibiting) · sh zȃbrana (law that prohibits something) · it proibizione (act of prohibiting) · hu szesztilalom (law that prohibits something) · pl zakaz (law that prohibits something) · da forbud (law that prohibits something) · sk zákaz (law that prohibits something) · pt proibição (law that prohibits something) · is forboð (act of prohibiting) · az yasaq (act of prohibiting) · mk забрана (act of prohibiting) · la prohibitio (law that prohibits something) · ang forbod (act of prohibiting) · cs zákaz (act of prohibiting) · lt draudimas (act of prohibiting) · sq ndalim (law that prohibits something) · ru запреще́ние (act of prohibiting) · mt projbizzjoni (act of prohibiting) · sq ndalim (act of prohibiting) · bg запреще́ние (act of prohibiting) · lo ຂໍ້ຫ້າມ (act of prohibiting) · he אִסּוּר (act of prohibiting) · ar مَنْع (act of prohibiting) · mi poropeihana (law that prohibits something) · ga crosadh (act of prohibiting) · zza men (act of prohibiting) · nb forbud (law that prohibits something) · th ข้อห้าม (act of prohibiting) · el απαγόρευση (act of prohibiting) · zza tomet (act of prohibiting) · sh zȃbrana (act of prohibiting) · ur مَناہی (act of prohibiting) · hu alkoholtilalom (law that prohibits something) · fa-ira مَمْنوعِیَّت (act of prohibiting) · fr prohibition (law that prohibits something) · ca interdicció (act of prohibiting) · ja 禁止法 (law that prohibits something) · th การห้าม (act of prohibiting) · ko 금지 (law that prohibits something) · bg запреще́ние (law that prohibits something) · ro interdicție (act of prohibiting) · is bannár (law that prohibits something) · bg забра́на (law that prohibits something) · hu tilalom (act of prohibiting) · uk заборо́на (law that prohibits something) · hy արգելք (act of prohibiting) · ur پابَنْدی (act of prohibiting) · nb forbud (act of prohibiting) · sh за̑брана (law that prohibits something) · nl verbod (law that prohibits something) · tg мамнӯият (act of prohibiting) · sh за̑брана (act of prohibiting) · lt uždraudimas (act of prohibiting) · tg қадаған (act of prohibiting) · ka აკრძალვა (act of prohibiting) · el ποτοαπαγόρευση (law that prohibits something) · lv liegums (act of prohibiting) · pl zakaz (act of prohibiting) · uz man (act of prohibiting) · ca prohibició (act of prohibiting) · ja 禁制 (law that prohibits something) · lv aizliegums (act of prohibiting) · vi sự cấm (act of prohibiting) · cmn 禁令 (law that prohibits something) · ru запре́т (act of prohibiting) · la interdictum (act of prohibiting) · uk заборо́на (act of prohibiting) · cmn 禁止 (act of prohibiting) · mn цээр (act of prohibiting) · sk zákaz (act of prohibiting) · ps قدغن (act of prohibiting) · tr yasak (act of prohibiting) · es prohibición (law that prohibits something) · ja 禁止 (law that prohibits something) · vi cấm chỉ (act of prohibiting)