单词 | prohibition |
释义 | pro·hi·bi·tion (prō′ə-bĭshən) n. Prohibition1. The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited. 2. A rule or law that forbids something. 3. a. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. b. Prohibition The period (1920-1933) during which the 18th Amendment forbidding the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was in force in the United States. Director of Public Safety Smedley Butler photographed in 1924 smashing barrels of confiscated beer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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