noun Date: 14th century the act of prohibiting by authority, an order to restrain or stop, the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors except for medicinal and sacramental purposes
PROHIBITION
Meaning of PROHIBITION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012