Betydelse av prohibition på svenska

• 0 the act of officially not allowing something, or an order that does this:

  • New York City has announced a prohibition on smoking on buses.

  • The environmental group is demanding a complete prohibition against the hunting of whales.

  • It's my feeling that the money spent on drug prohibition would be better spent on information and education.

• 1 the period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol was not allowed in the US

• 2 In the US, Prohibition was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol was illegal.

• 3 the period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol was forbidden in the US:

  • There was a thriving black market during Prohibition.

• 4 a law or rule that officially stops something from being done, or the fact of not being allowed by official rules or laws:

  • The regulations spell out the prohibition of age discrimination in the workplace.

  • a prohibition against/on sth There is a prohibition on disclosing information.