Definition of prohibition

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Prohibition (n.) The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.

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Proscription :: Proscription (n.) The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.
Embargo :: Embargo (n.) An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.
Taboo :: Taboo (n.) A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction..
Prohibitionist :: Prohibitionist (n.) One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in commerce; a protectionist.
Proscript :: Proscript (n.) A proscription; a prohibition; an interdict.
Annex :: Annex (v. t.) To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt..
Veto :: Veto (n.) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes..
Not :: Not (adv.) A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal..
Embar :: Embar (v. t.) To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up.
Exclusion :: Exclusion (n.) The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded..
Interdict :: Interdict (n.) A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition.
Interdiction :: Interdiction (n.) The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse; interdict.
Allowableness :: Allowableness (n.) The quality of being allowable; permissibleness; lawfulness; exemption from prohibition or impropriety.
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Prohibitionist :: Prohibitionist (n.) One who favors the prohibition of the sale (or of the sale and manufacture) of alcoholic liquors as beverages.
Indicavit :: Indicavit (n.) A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts..
Forbid :: Forbid (v. i.) To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
Tolerate :: Tolerate (v. t.) To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices..
Restraint :: Restraint (n.) That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction..
Ban :: Ban (n.) An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription..
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