PROHIBITION


Meaning of PROHIBITION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ absolute , blanket , total

▪ strict

▪ general

▪ constitutional ( esp. AmE ), federal ( AmE ), legal , statutory

▪ criminal

▪ alcohol , drug , etc.

VERB + PROHIBITION

▪ impose

▪ enforce

▪ lift , repeal

▪ violate

PROHIBITION + NOUN

▪ notice , order (both BrE )

The ~ order meant that the book could not be sold in this country.

▪ law

▪ movement

▪ the Prohibition era

a Prohibition-era speakeasy

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

~ against sales to under-16s of cigarettes

▪ ~ of

a treaty for the ~ of nuclear tests

▪ ~ on

the ~ imposed on the sale of arms

▪ under a/the ~

Companies are under strict ~s about divulging confidential information.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .