Prohibition Definition

prohibition
noun
  1. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
  2. a decree that prohibits something
  3. the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
  4. refusal to approve or assent to
  5. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"

"Prohibition" in song lyrics

See how prohibition is used in real songs:

  • "Move these raps like we in prohibition"
    Andre Nickatina (Dre Dog) f/ Equipto — Public Enemy No. 7
  • "These rappers don't want prohibition"
    Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. f/ Kurupt — On Me
  • "like you did with alcohol during the prohibition."
    Immortal Technique f/ C-Rayz Walz, Diabolic, Loucipher, — Peruvian Cocaine

Usage tips for "prohibition"

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