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- Dictionarypro·hi·bi·tion/ˌprō(h)əˈbiSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of forbidding something, especially by law: "they argue that prohibition of drugs will always fail" Similar
- 2. the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933.
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Learn the meaning of prohibition as the act of prohibiting by authority, an order to restrain or stop, or the forbidding by law of alcohol. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases and articles.
Prohibition is the act of officially not allowing something, or an order that does this. It can also refer to the period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol was illegal in the US.
Prohibition is the legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages, which was enforced in the US from 1920 to 1933. Learn more about the history, causes, effects, and controversies of Prohibition from Dictionary.com.
Prohibition was the legal ban on alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933, enforced by the Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments. Learn about the causes, consequences, and controversies of this era of American history.
Often Prohibition. the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the United States. a law or decree that forbids.
Prohibition is the act of officially not allowing something, or an order that does this. It can also refer to the period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol was illegal in the US.
Definitions of prohibition. noun. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) “they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”. synonyms: forbiddance, inhibition. see more. something done (usually as opposed to something said) noun. refusal to approve or assent to.
