Prohibition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

a decree that prohibits something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəhɪbˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəhɪbˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəhɪbˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹəhɪbˈɪʃən/.

Examples

in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

proscription forbiddance ban prohibition era inhibition

Parts of Speech

noun	a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages “in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US”
noun	a decree that prohibits something
noun	the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
noun	refusal to approve or assent to
noun	the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) “they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”

Word Forms

prohibitionist	noun	a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
ban	verb	forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
proscribe	verb	command against
prohibit	verb	command against
inhibit	verb	to put down by force or authority
forbid	verb	command against

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verbot

ein Gesetz, das den Verkauf alkoholischer Getränke verbietet

🇫🇷French

interdiction

une loi interdisant la vente de boissons alcoolisées

🇪🇸Spanish

prohibición

una ley que prohíbe la venta de bebidas alcohólicas

🇮🇹Italian

divieto

una legge che vieta la vendita di bevande alcoliche

🇳🇱Dutch

verbod

een wet die de verkoop van alcoholische dranken verbiedt

🇵🇹Portuguese

proibição

uma lei que proíbe a venda de bebidas alcoólicas

🇷🇺Russian

запрет

закон, запрещающий продажу алкогольных напитков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निषेध

मादक पेय पदार्थों की बिक्री पर रोक लगाने वाला कानून

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষেধাজ্ঞা

অ্যালকোহলযুক্ত পানীয় বিক্রি নিষিদ্ধ একটি আইন

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை

மதுபானங்களை விற்பனை செய்வதை தடை செய்யும் சட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిషేధం

మద్య పానీయాల అమ్మకాన్ని నిషేధించే చట్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिबंध

अल्कोहोलयुक्त पेयांच्या विक्रीवर बंदी घालणारा कायदा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિબંધ

આલ્કોહોલિક પીણાંના વેચાણ પર પ્રતિબંધ મૂકતો કાયદો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷೇಧ

ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಪಾನೀಯಗಳ ಮಾರಾಟವನ್ನು ನಿಷೇಧಿಸುವ ಕಾನೂನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരോധനം

ലഹരിപാനീയങ്ങൾ വിൽക്കുന്നത് വിലക്കുന്ന നിയമം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨਾਹੀ

ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਕਰੀ 'ਤੇ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ممانعت

الکحل مشروبات کی فروخت پر پابندی کا قانون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

禁止

禁止销售酒精饮料的法律

🇯🇵Japanese

禁止

アルコール飲料の販売を禁止する法律

🇰🇷Korean

금지

주류 판매를 금지하는 법률

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cấm đoán

luật cấm bán đồ uống có cồn

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อห้าม

กฎหมายห้ามการขายเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

larangan

undang-undang yang melarang penjualan minuman beralkohol

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabawal

isang batas na nagbabawal sa pagbebenta ng mga inuming nakalalasing

🇲🇾Malay

larangan

undang-undang yang melarang penjualan minuman beralkohol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حظر

قانون يحظر بيع المشروبات الكحولية

🇮🇷Persian

ممنوعیت

قانون منع فروش مشروبات الکلی

🇹🇷Turkish

yasak

alkollü içkilerin satışını yasaklayan kanun

🇮🇱Hebrew

איסור

חוק האוסר מכירת משקאות אלכוהוליים

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The primary meaning of 'prohibition' is 'a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages'.

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