nnoun.communicationa law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beveragesTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Examples:- in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
Derivationally Related Form:prohibitionist
Hypernyms:law
Inherited Hypernyms:prohibitionlawlegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa decree that prohibits somethingSynset:ban proscription
Derivationally Related Form:proscribeban
Hypernyms:decree edict fiat order rescript
Inherited Hypernyms:prohibitiondecreeactlegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:banning-ordercease and desist orderenjoiningenjoinmentinjunctioninterdictinterdiction
Full Hyponyms:banning-orderinjunctioninterdictmandatory injunctionpermanent injunctiontemporary injunction
nnoun.timethe period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendmentSynset:prohibition era
Derivationally Related Form:prohibitionist
Hypernyms:period period of time time period
Inherited Hypernyms:prohibitiontime periodfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationrefusal to approve or assent toHypernyms:refusal
Inherited Hypernyms:prohibitionrefusaldenialspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:banbanningforbiddanceforbiddinginterdiction
Full Hyponyms:baninterdictiontest ban
nnoun.actthe action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)Synset:forbiddance inhibition
Examples:- they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
- a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages
- he ignored his parents' forbiddance
Derivationally Related Form:inhibitforbidprohibit
Hypernyms:action
Inherited Hypernyms:prohibitionactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity