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PROHIBITION — (1919 1933) Par le XVIIIe amendement à la Constitution, ratifié en janvier 1919, la prohibition est instaurée aux États Unis. Désormais, il est interdit de fabriquer, de vendre et d’acheter sur le territoire fédéral toutes les boissons qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
prohibition — 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… … Law dictionary
Prohibition — (lateinisch prohibere ‚verhindern‘) bezeichnet das Verbot bestimmter Drogen. In zahlreichen Staaten mit mehrheitlich muslimischer Bevölkerung ist der Handel oder Konsum von Alkohol verboten. Als Alkoholprohibition wird auch die Zeit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Prohibition — Pro hi*bi tion, n. [L. prohibitio: cf. F. prohibition.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict. [1913 Webster] The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prohibition — Sf Verbot per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. prohibitio, Abstraktum zu l. prohibēre verbieten, fernhalten, abhalten , zu l. habēre haben, halten, handhaben und l. pro . Adjektiv: prohibitiv. Ebenso nndl. prohibitie, ne … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
prohibition — [prō΄ə bish′ən, prō΄hibish′ən] n. [ME prohibicion < MFr prohibition < L prohibitio] 1. a prohibiting or being prohibited 2. an order or law that forbids ☆ 3. the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic… … English World dictionary
prohibition — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. prohibition (early 13c.), from L. prohibitionem (nom. prohibitio) a hindering, forbidding, from prohibitus, pp. of prohibere hold back, from pro away, forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + habere to hold (see HABIT … Etymology dictionary
prohibition — Prohibition. s. f. Terme des anciennes Ordonnances. Inhibition, deffense, &c. Nous faisons tres expresse prohibition … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
prohibition — ► NOUN 1) the action of prohibiting. 2) an order that forbids. 3) (Prohibition) the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the US from 1920 to 1933. DERIVATIVES Prohibitionist noun … English terms dictionary
Prohibition — Prohibition,die:⇨Verbot … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
Prohibition — n the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the production and sale of alcoholic drinks was illegal … Dictionary of contemporary English
