prohibition

/ˌproʊ·həˈbɪʃ·ən/, /ˌproʊ·ə-/ n [C/U]

Definition

› [C] Are you proposing a prohibition on bilingual signs? [U] Prohibition of free speech is forbidden by the Constitution. › US history In the US, Prohibition was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol was illegal.

(Definition of prohibition n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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