Reprohibition
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A second or subsequent prohibition.
"But just as the costs of controlling illicit drugs do not of themselves justify legalization, the extensive damage done by alcohol is not sufficient to justify reprohibition."
Example
More examples"But just as the costs of controlling illicit drugs do not of themselves justify legalization, the extensive damage done by alcohol is not sufficient to justify reprohibition."
Etymology
From re- + prohibition.
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