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prohibition

/ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃən/

/ˌproʊhɪˈbɪʃən/

prohibitionnoun

prohibitions

/ˌprəʊhɪˈbɪʃən/

/ˌproʊhɪˈbɪʃən/

Translations

The prohibition of smoking in public places has improved air quality.

Запрет курения в общественных местах улучшил качество воздуха.

сухой закон

During the Prohibition era in the United States, the sale of alcohol was illegal.

Во время эпохи сухого закона в Соединенных Штатах продажа алкоголя была незаконной.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

prohibitionadjective

Attributive use, e.g. "Prohibition agent", "prohibition laws".

Definitions

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.

prohibitionproper noun

Definitions

The period from 1920 to 1933 in the United States when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned nationwide.

During Prohibition, clandestine bars known as speakeasies flourished across the country.