prohibition
pro·hi·bi·tion (prō'ə-bĭshʹən)n. 1. The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited. 2. A law, order, or decree that forbids something. 3. a. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages. b. Prohibition The period (1920-1933) during which the 18th Amendment forbidding the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was in force in the United States.
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