During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.
Source: tatoeba (18809)
Prohibition
/ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/
Synonyms for "prohibition" (145 found)
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Verb(2 words)
deny outingsforbid cheating
determentdeterrencedisallowancedisallowingdiscouragementeighteenth amendmentembargoestoppelexceptionexclusionforbiddanceforbidden fruitforeclosureforestallinghalthindranceinadmissibilityindexinhibitioninjunction
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Noun(13 words)
Adjective(2 words)
french restrictiongerman restriktion
Related words (72)
Noun(22 words)
moratoriumnixnixingno index tagno talking policynot moreperiodphone banningprohibitingprohibition eraproscriptionsrestrictionrestrictionsscreen time banspeech bantabooingtaboostabutabustemperance
narrowingno nononadmissionobviationomissionoutlawingoutlawrypreclusionpreventionprohibitionismproscribingproscriptionprotectionprotectionismprotective tariffrationingrefusalreinrejectionrelegation
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repressionrepudiationrestraintrestraint of traderestrictionretardationretrenchmentself-controlslowing downstatutestaystopstoppagestoppingsuppressiontabootariff walltemperancethought controlvetovolstead actzoning
Determiner(6 words)
no effectsno headacheno irrigation conceptno microbesno physical contactno process
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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4 entriesalcohol bandrugs prohibitionsmoking bantemperance laws
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5 entriesalcohol banlegal prohibitionprohibition erastrict prohibitiontemperance laws
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4 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.
Source: tatoeba (267006)
Prohibition is hereby officially prohibited.
Source: tatoeba (1490773)
During the 1920's alcohol prohibition in the United States, whiskey could be obtained legally with a doctor's prescription.
Source: tatoeba (1955836)
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