n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pr ō - ə - ' bi-sh ə n also ˌ pr ō -h ə -
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : the act of prohibiting by authority
2 : an order to restrain or stop
3 often capitalized : the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors except for medicinal and sacramental purposes