prohibition
noun
pro·hi·bi·tion
ˌprō-ə-ˈbi-shən 
also
ˌprō-hə-
1
: the act of prohibiting by authority
2
: an order to restrain or stop
3
often capitalized
: the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors except for medicinal and sacramental purposes
Synonyms
Examples of prohibition in a Sentence
the city's prohibition of smoking in restaurants
a prohibition against parking on the street
Recent Examples on the Web
Dual-use items are not under a blanket prohibition, COGAT said.
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Charlene Gubash, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
While the Federal Reserve Act prohibits the Fed from interacting directly with the public, there is no such prohibition on interacting with banks.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
There is also a prohibition on building in the floodplain or modifying streams, including channelization.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Despite a federal prohibition on 501(c)(3) organizations favoring or opposing candidates for public office, Border911 appears to have used its clout as a tax-exempt charity to push for Trump's reelection, the experts said.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Although no one has ever been convicted under the 1799 Logan Act, Wallace’s talks with Gromyko severely tested its prohibition against U.S. citizens engaging in unauthorized negotiations with foreign governments.
—Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
However, the ruling did retain prohibitions against new uses of asbestos.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Brunson now sees her mother’s embrace of a faith with strict prohibitions on drugs as a way of seeking safety.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Some of the dispute between the IBEW Local 18 and the city attorney’s office boils down to whether the DWP is included in the city charter’s prohibition against taking another city job after retirement.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Charlene Gubash, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
While the Federal Reserve Act prohibits the Fed from interacting directly with the public, there is no such prohibition on interacting with banks.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
There is also a prohibition on building in the floodplain or modifying streams, including channelization.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Despite a federal prohibition on 501(c)(3) organizations favoring or opposing candidates for public office, Border911 appears to have used its clout as a tax-exempt charity to push for Trump's reelection, the experts said.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Although no one has ever been convicted under the 1799 Logan Act, Wallace’s talks with Gromyko severely tested its prohibition against U.S. citizens engaging in unauthorized negotiations with foreign governments.
—Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
However, the ruling did retain prohibitions against new uses of asbestos.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Brunson now sees her mother’s embrace of a faith with strict prohibitions on drugs as a way of seeking safety.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Some of the dispute between the IBEW Local 18 and the city attorney’s office boils down to whether the DWP is included in the city charter’s prohibition against taking another city job after retirement.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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prohibition
noun
pro·hi·bi·tion
ˌprō-ə-ˈbish-ən
1
: the act of prohibiting
2
: an order forbidding something
3
often capitalized
: the forbidding by law of the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages
Legal Definition
prohibition
noun
pro·hi·bi·tion
ˌprō-ə-ˈbi-shən
1
a
: an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its proper jurisdiction (as by ceasing a prosecution)
b
: an order to refrain or stop
2
a
: something (as a law) that prohibits a certain act or procedure
b
capitalized
: the period from 1920 to 1933 in the U.S. when the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors was prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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