Prohibition
Prohibition , noun
[Latin prohibitio: compare French prohibition.]
1.
The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.
The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of prohibitions.
2.
Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic liquors as beverages.
Collocations (1)
Writ of prohibition (Law) , a writ issued by a superior tribunal, directed to an inferior court, commanding the latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending before it. — Blackstone
By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.
Prohibition , noun
The period of 1920 to 1932 in the United States, during which sale of alcoholic beverages were forbidden by the consitution.