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Synonyms for Prohibition (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment):
Prohibition era

WordNet sense 2 (a decree that prohibits something):
ban, proscription

WordNet sense 3 (the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)):
inhibition, forbiddance


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