pro·hi·bi·tion /ˌprō-ə-'bi-shən/ n
1 a: an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its proper jurisdiction (as by ceasing a prosecution)
b: an order to refrain or stop
2 a: something (as a law) that prohibits a certain act or procedure
b cap: the period from 1920 to 1933 in the U.S. when the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors was prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
pro·hib·i·tive /prō-'hi-bə-tiv/ adj
pro·hib·i·tive·ly adv
pro·hib·i·to·ry /-'hi-bə-ˌtōr-ē/ adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.