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prohibition

UK
/ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃən/
US
/ˌproʊhɪˈbɪʃən/

Translations

prohibitionnoun
prohibitions
pl
UK
/ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃən/
US
/ˌproʊhɪˈbɪʃən/
The prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s led to the rise of illegal speakeasies.
L'interdiction de l'alcool dans les années 1920 a entraîné la multiplication des bars clandestins.
Additional translations
prohibitionTerme soutenu ou juridique.
Synonyms
forbiddance
inhibition
bar
embargo
restriction
proscription
interdiction
ban
prohibitionadjective
Attributive use, e.g. "Prohibition agent", "prohibition laws".
prohibitionnisteSurtout en référence à l'interdiction de l'alcool aux États-Unis.
Prohibition agents raided the warehouse in search of contraband liquor.
Des agents prohibitionnistes ont perquisitionné l'entrepôt à la recherche d'alcool de contrebande.

Definitions

prohibitionnoun
The action of forbidding something, especially by law.
The prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s led to the rise of illegal speakeasies.
A law or regulation that forbids something.
The city council passed a prohibition on smoking in public parks.
prohibitionadjective
Relating to or connected with prohibition, especially the legal ban on alcohol in the United States.
Prohibition agents raided the warehouse in search of contraband liquor.
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