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prohibition

 noun
     
Related topics: Law
pro‧hi‧bi‧tion
1 [uncountable]SCL the act of saying that something is illegal
prohibition of
the prohibition of the sale of firearms
2 [countable]SCL an order stopping something
prohibition on/against
a prohibition on Sunday trading
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