[ ˌprəʊhɪ'bɪʃ(ə)n , prəʊɪ- ]
■ noun
1》 the action of prohibiting.
↘a law or regulation prohibiting something.
↘ English Law a writ from a superior court forbidding an inferior court from proceeding in a suit deemed to be beyond its cognizance.
2》 ( Prohibition ) the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US from 1920 to 1933.
Derivatives
~ary adjective
Prohibitionist noun
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. prohibitio(n-) , from prohibere (see prohibit ).