PROHIBITION


Meaning of PROHIBITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprō-ə-ˈbi-shən also ]

ˌprō-hə- 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.