Prohibition

For the judicial writ of prohibition, see Prohibition (writ).

Prohibition was the period between 1919 and 1933 in the United States, when the manufacture, purchase, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited by the Volstead Act (which became law on January 16, 1920), enforcing Amendment 18 to the United States Constitution (which became law on January 16, 1919). It was repealed in 1933 by Amendment 21. Prohibition went into effect on January 16, 1920, was backed up by enforcement legislation with the October 28, 1920 passage of the Volstead Act and was finally abolished by passage of the Blaine Act on February 17, 1933.

Prohibition Agents destroying barrels of alcohol

Prohibition also referred to that part of the Temperance movement which wanted alcohol made illegal. Advocates of prohibition were called Prohibitionists. They had some success even before national prohibition; in 1905 three American states had already outlawed alcohol, by 1912 it was up to 9 states, and by 1916, legal prohibition was already in effect in 26 of the 48 states. After the repeal of the national law some states continued to enforce prohibition laws; Oklahoma, Kansas, and Mississippi were still "dry" in 1948. Mississippi, which had made alcohol illegal in 1907, was the last state to repeal prohibition, in 1966. While there are still some dry counties and communities in the United States, in practice this now means little more than that people wishing to buy alcohol must drive some moderate distance to do so.

While national Prohibition did much to reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages by Americans, they were still widely available at speakeasies and other underground drinking establishments, and many people kept private bars to serve their guests. Even many prominent citizens and politicians later admitted to having alcohol during Prohibition. This dichotomy between legality and actual practice led to widespread disdain for authorities, who were all assumed to be hypocrites. Mockery took many forms, including the popular Keystone Kops films. There were exceptions to this public scorn such as the activities of Eliot Ness and his elite team of Treasury Agents nicknamed The Untouchables and the New York City prohibition agent team of Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, known collectively as simply Izzy and Moe. For these exceptions, Ness' honesty and flair for public relations and Izzy and Moe's more eccentric methods attracted considerable media attention.

It also presented lucrative opportunities for organized crime to take over the importation ("bootlegging"), manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages. Al Capone, one of the most famous bootleggers of them all, built his criminal empire largely on profits from illegal alcohol.

With alcohol production largely in the hands of criminals and unregulated clandestine home manufacturers, the quality of the product varied widely. There were many cases of people going blind or suffering from brain damage after drinking "bathtub gin" made with industrial alcohol or various poisonous chemicals.

On such points as these the modern "War on Drugs" has been compared to Prohibition. Critics of the drug war argue that when you attempt to prohibit an item which people want you can never really get rid of it, so you only make it more profitable while creating crime and contempt for law-enforcement organizations. There is wide disagreement as to the validity of this argument.

The term prohibition is also used to refer to other laws banning the sale and consumption of alcohol, in particular, local laws that have the same effect. The 21st amendment, which repealed nationwide prohibition, explicitly gives states the right to restrict or ban the purchase and sale of alcohol; this has led to a patchwork of laws, in which alcohol may be legally sold in some but not all towns or counties within a state.

See also United States Prohibition Party, Temperance movement, Near beer, cocktail

Prohibition (writ)

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Prohibition (or writ of prohibition) is the name of one of the prerogative writs. It corresponds to mandamus, in that mandamus is a court's order requiring the person to whom it is directed to perform the specified act, whereas prohibition is a court's order not to.

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Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		On January 1, 1992 a prohibition on the opening of new insurance companies was lifted. (references)
		While civil aviation is not included with military aviation on the sanctions list, certain aviation equipment and technology, such as radar, that could be easily converted to military uses may fall under the prohibition. (references)
		AU already successfully operates chains in the United Kingdom; Italy; and Switzerland, and following the recent lifting of chain prohibition in Ireland, the Czech Republic and Netherlands, Harris is positive that the bans will also be lifted in other Scandinavian and European countries in the near future. (references)
Children	Congo	Persons with Disabilities The Fundamental Act prohibits discrimination based on physical condition; however, in practice this prohibition generally was not enforced, because the ministry charged with implementation faced severe financial constraints. (references)
	Jamaica	The Juvenile Act addresses several areas related to the protection of children, including the prevention of cruelty, a prohibition on causing or allowing juvenile begging, the power to bring juveniles in need of care or protection before a juvenile court, the treatment of juvenile offenders, the regulation and supervision of children's homes, and restrictions on employment of juveniles. (references)
Civil Liberties	Swaziland	The practice of self-censorship and the prohibition of political gatherings limit academic freedom. (references)
Discrimination	Zambia	Constitutional amendments barring native-born citizens of partial or full foreign ancestry from the presidency appear to violate the prohibition on discrimination based on place of origin. (references)
	Vietnam	This prohibition is less restrictive than in past years because of the growth in private sector job opportunities. (references)
	United Kingdom	The 1998 Fair Employment and Treatment Order extended the prohibition on discrimination to the provision of goods, facilities, services, and premises. (references)
Economic History	Sri Lanka	Relief available to owners includes injunctive relief, seizure and destruction of infringing goods, and prohibition of importation. (references)
	Cuba (09/01)	However, in 1991 the Communist Party lifted its prohibition against religious believers seeking membership and a year later the constitution was amended to characterize the state as secular instead of atheist. (references)
	Chad	Chad belongs to the following international organizations: UN and some of its specialized and related agencies; Organization for African Unity; Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC); African Financial Community (Franc Zone); Agency for the Francophone Community; African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Development Bank; Central African States Development Bank; Economic and Monetary Union of Central African (CEMAC); Economic Commission for Africa; G-77; International Civil Aviation Organization; International Confederation of Free Trade Unions; International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; International Development Association; Islamic Development Bank; International Fund for Agricultural Development; International Finance Corporation; International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; International Labor Organization; International Monetary Fund; Intelsat; Interpol; International Olympic Committee; International Telecommunication Union; NAM; Organization of the Islamic Conference; Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons; Universal Postal Union; World Confederation of Labor; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Meteorological Organization; World Tourism Organization; World Trade Organization. (references)
Human Rights	Afghanistan	Taliban leader Mullah Omar reportedly banned the use, production, trade, and stockpiling of mines in 1998. Despite the general prohibition on the depiction of living things, the Taliban reportedly once allowed the visual depiction of persons in demining educational materials. (references)
	Peru	The CNM sanctions include suspensions, dismissals, and prohibition from holding office for as long as 10 years. (references)
	Mexico	Even before the 1998 requirements were put in place, and especially since the 1997 Acteal massacre, the Government had enforced vigorously 'the constitutional prohibition on foreigners engaging in political activities to hinder the work of foreign human rights monitors, and it restricted the activities of many human rights observers and religious workers in the state of Chiapas; however, there were no reports of such problems during the year. (references)
Minorities	Ukraine	In July 2000, the city council issued a decree banning the broadcast of "amoral songs" in public places, which some observers interpreted as a prohibition against Russian language music; however, the decree never was enforced and in August 2000 the local procuracy declared the decree unlawful. (references)
	Congo	The Fundamental Act prohibits discrimination based on ethnicity; however, the Government did not enforce this prohibition effectively, and in practice, ethnic discrimination persisted. (references)
Political Economy	OMAN	It will reportedly contain a provision for the establishment of worker committees in the work place and remove the current prohibition against strikes. (references)
Political Rights	Nigeria	The law allows new political parties to participate in local elections in 2003; however, it prohibits their participation in state and national elections until 2007. Both houses of the National Assembly were debating the possible repeal of the prohibition at year's end. (references)
	Syria	Such restrictions include a prohibition against engaging in political activity, the denial of passports, and a bar on accepting government jobs and some other forms of employment. (references)
	Swaziland	These controversial terms of reference included prohibition of media coverage, prohibition of group submissions, and possible fines and imprisonment of those persons interfering in the commission's activities. (references)
Trade	Bolivia	And there is a total prohibition for the importation of used hats, shoes, underwear and lingerie. (references)
	Nigeria	There are no restrictions on imports except for those included in the import prohibition list. (references)
	Peru	The importation of used clothing and shoes is prohibited, although imports of donated used clothing and shoes are exempt from the prohibition. (references)
Travel	Bahrain	An Israeli entry stamp in a passport is not a bar to obtaining a Bahraini visa or to entering Bahrain, but not all airline personnel are aware that the former prohibition no longer applies. (references)
Women	India	Although providing or taking dowry is illegal under the Dowry Prohibition Act, dowry still is practiced widely. (references)
	Switzerland	The law includes a general prohibition on gender-based discrimination and incorporates the principle of equal wages for equal work; however, professional differences between men and women are evident. (references)
Worker Rights	Panama	The ILO's Committee of Experts has observed for some years that the prohibition of public servants' associations is inconsistent with the country's obligations under ILO Convention 87, but no changes have been made. (references)
	Morocco	Occupational health and safety standards are rudimentary, except for a prohibition on the employment of women in certain dangerous occupations. (references)
	Belize	Laws prohibit forced and bonded labor by children, and in general the Government effectively enforces this prohibition. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "prohibition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		ndalim me ligj, ndalim (arrest, attachment, ban, cessation, defence, detention, disallowance, embargo, Forbiddance, halt, inhibition, interdict, interdiction, juju, lid, negative, stay, stop, stoppage, stopping, taboo), moslejim (inhibition, interdict, interdiction). (various references)

Arabic		‏منع (averting, ban, banning, bar, barring, block, debar, deny, deprive, deter, estop, exclude, forbade, forbid, forbiddance, forbidding, foreclose, hinder, hindering, hold back, immunize, inhibit, interdict, interdiction, keep from, obstruct, obstruction, obviation, preclude, prevent, preventing, prevention, prohibit, proscription, restrain from, stop, taboo, veto, ward off, withhold), ‏قانون بمنع شىء, ‏حظر (ban, bar, debar, embargo, enjoin, forbade, forbid, forbiddance, forewarn, kill, outlaw, prohibit, proscription, suppress, taboo), ‏تحريم المسكرات, ‏خطر (adventurous, advise, awkward, challenge, come, critical, danger, dangerous, embargo, fear, give smb. notice, hazard, importance, jeopardy, parlous, peril, perilous, poisonous, proscription, risk, risky, unhealthy). (various references)

Bulgarian		сух режим, забрана (ban, defence, don't, inhibition, interdict, lid, proscription, veto), запрещение (injunction, interdict, proscription, stop, taboo, veto). (various references)

Chinese		違礙 (taboo), 禁止 (Barred, Barring, Enjoin, Enjoined, Enjoining, Forbade, forbid, forbidden, forbidding, inhibit, inhibited, inhibiting, inhibition, inhibitory, interdict, Interdicted, Interdicting, interdiction, Prohibit, Prohibited, Prohibiting, Prohibitive), 禁令 (ban). (various references)

Czech		prohibice, zabránìní (prevention), zákaz (ban, blackout, estoppel, inhibition, interdict, taboo, tabu). (various references)

Danish		konvention om destruktion af kemiske våben (Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction), importforbud (import ban, import embargo, prohibition on importation, prohibitions on imports), forbud,der vedrører de pågældende arten (prohibition affecting the species involved), forbud vedroerende indfoersel (import ban, import embargo, prohibition on importation, prohibitions on imports), forbud ved indførsel (import ban, import embargo, prohibition on importation, prohibitions on imports), beskrevet for at være fritaget fra forbuddet (deemed exempt from the prohibition), beskæftigelsesforbud (prohibition to continue work under unhealthy conditions). (various references)

Dutch		Verdrag tot verbod van de ontwikkeling,de produktie,de aanleg van voorraden en het gebruik van chemische wapens en inzake de vernietiging van deze wapens (Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction), Verdrag tot verbod van biologische en toxische wapens (Convention on the Prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological(biological)and toxin weapons and on their destruction), Verdrag inzake het verbod van het gebruik,de aanleg van voorraden,de productie en de overdracht van anti-personeelmijnen en inzake de vernietiging van deze wapens (Convention on the prohibition of the use, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and on their destruction, stockpiling), verboden van invoer (import ban, import embargo, prohibition on importation, prohibitions on imports), verbod t.a.v.de betrokken diersoort (prohibition affecting the species involved), verbod bij invoer (import ban, import embargo, prohibition on importation, prohibitions on imports), invoerverbod (import ban, import embargo, prohibition on importation, prohibitions on imports), geacht worden van het verbod te zijn vrijgesteld (deemed exempt from the prohibition). (various references)

Farsi		ممانعت (Annoyance, Blockage, Rein), منع (Deterrence, Interdict, Obstruction, Proscription, Rebuff, Restraint, Restriction, Snub, Stop, Stoppage, Veto), نهی (Injunction, Interdict, Prohibit), قدغن (Injunction, Interdict), تحریم (Boycott, Embargo, Interdict), صدورحکم منع . (various references)

Finnish		kieltolaki, kielto (abnegation, ban, denial, refusal). (various references)

French		prohibition, interdiction provisoire de réaliser la concentration, interdiction d'exécution provisoire, interdiction, défense. (various references)

German		verbot (ban, banned, forbade, forbiddance, forbiddingness, interdict, interdicted, interdiction, proscribed, proscription, vetoed). (various references)

Greek		απαγόρευση (ban, embargo, inhibition). (various references)

Hebrew		לאו (nay, negation, no), אסר (arrest, forbid, renunciation), �'זר�" (decision, decree, edict, predestination, restrictive law). (various references)

Hungarian		tilalom (ban, don't, embargo, inhibition, interdict, restraint, taboo), tiltás (disallowance, interdict, refusal of permission), szesztilalom. (various references)

Indonesian		pantangan, pantang (abstinence, forbidden by taboo), larangan (debarment, embargo, interdiction), cegahan (prevention). (various references)

Italian		divieto (ban, forbade, forbiddingness, inhibition, interdiction, vetoed). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		禁�' (abstinence, temperance), 禁止 (ban), 禁断 (interdiction), 禁則 , 禁令 (ban, embargo), 禁制 (ban, embargo), 禁 (ban), 法度 (ban, law, ordinance), 差し止め (ban, suspension). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		き�"しゅ (abstinence, financial backer or supporter, myoma, temperance), き�"そく (confinement), き�"せい (balance, balanceof power, ban, embargo, humbly made, made of gold, recent times, symmetry, uniformity, Venus), き�"れい (ban, embargo), き�"� �" (discussion about money, interdiction, loan request), き�"し (ban, fungal filament, gold thread, hypha, shortsightedness), き�" (a little, bacillus, bacterium, ban, be equal to, be fit for, bedding, cloth, germ, gold, gold general, napkin, quilt, serve, small quantity, unit of weight ~600g), さしとめ (ban, suspension), はっと (ban, law, ordinance). (various references)

Korean		금지 (Ban, Banning, forbidding, inhibition, interdiction, Outlawing, Prohibiting, Prohibitive, restriction). (various references)

Pig Latin		ohibitionpray

Portuguese		proibicionismo, proibição (disallowance, forbiddance, interdict, proclamation, proscription, suppression, taboo, veto), lei seca, interdição (estoppel, interdict, proclamation, proscription, taboo), decreto que proíbe. (various references)

Romanian		prohibire, prohibiţie (forbidding), oprire (arrest, ban, block, call off, cease, cessation, containment, end, foreclosure, halt, interruption, let up, obstruction, pause, retention, stage, stall, stand, standstill, station, stay, stick, stop, stoppage, stopping), interzicere (ban, forbidding, interdiction, prevention, proscription), interdicţie (ban, Forbiddance, injunction, interdict, interdiction, restraint). (various references)

Russian		запрещение (ban, defence, defense, disallowance, inhibition, interdict, interdiction, proscription, suppression, taboo). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		prohibicija, zabrana (ban, interdict, proscription, veto). (various references)

Spanish		prohibición (ban, clampdown, embargo, Forbiddance, interdict), entredicho (forbade, forbiddingness, injunction, vetoed). (various references)

Swedish		förbud (ban, embargo, foretoken, inhibition, interdict, interdiction, proscription, veto). (various references)

Turkish		yasaklama (embargo, interdict, interdiction, proscription), yasak (ban, don't, forbidden, illicit, impermissible, interdict, no, proscriptive, restricted, restriction, taboo, tabu, under a ban), içki yasağı. (various references)

Ukrainian		заборона (ban, debarment, disallowance, embargo, inhibition, interdict, nay, negative, objection, stop, stopping, suppression). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự ngăn cấm (forbiddance), sự cấm (forbiddance, interdict). (various references)

Welsh		gwaharddiad (veto). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Prohibition"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "prohibition" (pronounced prō'ubi"shun)
6	-u b i" sh u n	exhibition, inhibition.
5	-b i" sh u n	ambition.
4	-i" sh u n	abolition, academician, acquisition, addition, admission, admonition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, audition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, composition, condition, contrition, decommission, decomposition, definition, demolition, dentition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, edition, electrician, emission, erudition, expedition, exposition, extradition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, imposition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mathematician, mission, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, opposition, optician, partition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, petition, physician, politician, position, precondition, predisposition, preignition, premonition, presupposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, redefinition, reimposition, remission, rendition, repetition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, submission, superstition, supposition, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, titian, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition.
3	-sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Exclusion	Noun: exclusion, nonadmission, omission, exception, rejection, repudiation; exile; (seclusion); noninclusion, preclusion, prohibition.
Negation	Qualification; repudiation; retraction; confutation; refusal; prohibition.
Prohibition	Noun: prohibition, inhibition; veto, disallowance; interdict, interdiction; injunction, estoppel; embargo, ban, taboo, proscription; index expurgatorius; restriction; (restraint); hindrance; forbidden fruit; Maine law.
Restraint	Limitation, restriction, protection, monopoly; prohibition.
Temperance	Frugality; vegetarianism, teetotalism, total abstinence; abstinence, abstemiousness; Encratism, prohibition; system of Pythagoras, system of Cornaro; Pythagorism, Stoicism.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Word is they're going to repeal Prohibition. What'll you do then? (The Untouchables; writing credit: Oscar Fraley; Eliot Ness) You see, sir, today is one of our national holidays--repeal of Prohibition. (Hogan's Heroes; writing credit: Gail Allen; Gwen Bagni)
Movie/TV Titles	Prohibition (1915)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	After Prohibition (reference) On the Home Front: My Mother's Story of Everyday American Life from Prohibition Through WW II (reference) The Marihuana Conviction: A History of Marihuana Prohibition in the United States (reference) The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States (Drug Policy Classic Reprint from the Lindesmith Center) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Prohibition Era (reference) Wwi Prohibition Roaring Twenti (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Prohibition & Money With Menaces (reference) The Music Of Prohibition (1997 Television Documentary) [SOUNDTRACK] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Photographed circa 1924-30, while operating to support the enforcement of Prohibition laws as a unit of the U.S. Coast Guard. She was originally USS Porter (DD-59). Note what appears to be a large radio direction finder amidships. Credit: NAVY.		If Prohibition were repealed. Credit: Library of Congress.
	No Prohibition for this joint. Credit: Library of Congress.		Stills nabbed by first flying prohibition [ag]ents--Texas moonshiners, rum runners, and ... smugglers fall prey to new dry flyers / Underwood and Underwood, New York. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Labor union members marching through Broad Street, Newark New Jersey, carrying signs reading "We want beer" in protest of prohibition. Credit: Library of Congress.		Interior of a crowded bar moments before midnight, June 30, 1919, when wartime prohibition went into effect New York City. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Hooch Hound, a dog trained to detect liquor (as suggested to Commissioner Haynes by a prohibition agent in Colorado), sniffs at flask in back pocket of man, seated, fishing on pier on the Potomac River. Credit: Library of Congress.		Prohibition chiefs testify before Ways and Means Committee of the House. Credit: Library of Congress.
	National Conference, World Wide Prohibition, Columbus, O., Nov. 19th-22nd, 1918. Credit: Library of Congress.		Marijuana : the new prohibition : a film-lecture presentation by NORML. (National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws). Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
William Hazlitt	We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Marbury v. Madison	1803	It would declare that if the legislature shall do what is expressly forbidden, such act, notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality effectual. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	No prohibition or restriction shall be imposed upon the circulation of French money in the territory of the Saar Basin. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	An immediate prohibition of the exportation of arms and ammunition is also submitted to your determination.
James Monroe	1817-1825	To this claim the United States could not assent, and in consequence each party suspended the intercourse in the vessels of the other by a prohibition which still exists.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	But however this may be, the only safe rule for us in interpreting the powers granted to the Federal Government is to regard the absence of express authority to touch a subject so important and delicate as this as equivalent to a prohibition.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	We should like to continue the exchange of views on the prohibition of atomic and thermonuclear weapons, general disarmament, and other problems relating to the relaxation of international tension.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	The prohibition against racial discrimination in that act should be remembered and it should be vigorously enforced throughout this land.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Another major contribution to peace in the hemisphere is Latin America's own Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.83%	571	11,044
Noun (proper)	0.17%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	572	N/A

Expressions using "prohibition": import prohibition ♦ prohibition era ♦ prohibition Party ♦ prohibition sign ♦ the prohibition ♦ writ of prohibition. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "prohibition": anti-prohibition.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
prohibition	490	act funding gambling internet prohibition unlawful	4
alcohol prohibition	46	canada prohibition	4
1920s prohibition	42	canadian prohibition	4
prohibition in the 1920s	38	prohibition photo	4
prohibition picture	28	1920s alcohol prohibition	4
prohibition 1920	18	prohibition and organized crime	4
history prohibition	16	prohibition sign	4
prohibition era	11	18th amendment prohibition	4
1920 in prohibition	9	mafia prohibition	4
canada in prohibition	9	american prohibition	4
party prohibition	9	drug prohibition	3
al capone prohibition	8	alcohol canada in prohibition	3
amendment prohibition	8	law prohibition	3
act gambling internet prohibition unlawful	7	bootlegging prohibition	3
prohibition writ	7	prohibition repealed	3
act prohibition	6	alcohol canada prohibition	3
prohibition repeal	6	gangster prohibition	3
end of prohibition	6	20s in prohibition	3
effects prohibition	6	essay prohibition	3
against enforcement law prohibition	5	prohibition speakeasies	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	prohibitio, prohibitionem. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "prohibition": prohibitionist, prohibitionists, prohibitions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Prohibition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: prohabition, prohibitio, prohobition. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-h-i-i-i-n-o-o-p-r-t"
	-2 letters: inhibitor.
	-3 letters: prohibit.
	-4 letters: biotron, hornito, inhibit, portion.
	-5 letters: biotin, bonito, option, photon, potion, probit, pronto, proton, thoron, tropin.
	Words containing the letters "b-h-i-i-i-n-o-o-p-r-t"
	+1 letter: prohibitions.
	+3 letters: prohibitionist.
	+4 letters: prohibitionists.
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