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prohibition

Letters that make prohibition

o, b, n, p, h, r, t, i are letters that make 'prohibition'

Words within prohibition

IT, hi, ti, PR, Ro, OH, on, pro, bit, HI, Io, ion, Bi, Pr, Ti, prohibit are words within 'prohibition'

prohibition is a 11 letter word ending with n
prohibition is a 11 letter word starting with p

5 possible definitions for 'prohibition'

Prohibition as "a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages"

Under this definition, prohibition is a noun and has the following properties:

prohibition as a type

'prohibition' can be a type of law.

prohibition as a category

'prohibition' can be a category of law, jurisprudence.

Derivatives of prohibition

prohibitionist, dry are derivatives of 'prohibition'.

Example of prohibition used within this context

"in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"

Prohibition as "a decree that prohibits something"

Under this definition, prohibition is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

proscription, ban have the same meaning as 'prohibition'

prohibition as a type

'prohibition' can be a type of order, fiat, rescript, decree, edict.

Types of prohibition

enjoining, banning-order, injunction, enjoinment, cease and desist order, interdict, interdiction are types of 'prohibition'.

Derivatives of prohibition

forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, ban, nix, veto, censor, interdict are derivatives of 'prohibition'.

Prohibition as "refusal to approve or assent to"

Under this definition, prohibition is a noun and has the following properties:

prohibition as a type

'prohibition' can be a type of refusal.

Types of prohibition

banning, forbidding, forbiddance, ban, interdiction are types of 'prohibition'.

Prohibition as "the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment"

Under this definition, prohibition is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prohibition era has the same meaning as prohibition

prohibition as a type

'prohibition' can be a type of time period, period of time, period.

Derivatives of prohibition

prohibitionist, dry are derivatives of 'prohibition'.

Prohibition as "the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)"

Under this definition, prohibition is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

inhibition, forbiddance have the same meaning as 'prohibition'

prohibition as a type

'prohibition' can be a type of action.

Derivatives of prohibition

stamp down, inhibit, conquer, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, suppress, subdue, curb, nix, veto, interdict are derivatives of 'prohibition'.

Example of prohibition used within this context

"they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter", "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages", "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"