Prohibition Definition & Meaning
prohibition
- noun
- a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
- a decree that prohibits something
- the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
- refusal to approve or assent to
- 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
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"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
Words that rhyme with prohibition
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does prohibition mean?
- a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US" a decree that prohibits something the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment refusal to approve or assent to the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
- What part of speech is prohibition?
- Prohibition is a noun.
- How many definitions does prohibition have?
- Prohibition has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).