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Definition of Prohibition
Prohibition Prohibition Pro`hi*bi"tion, n. [L. prohibitio: cf. F.
prohibition.]
1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction
forbidding some action; interdict.
The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists
mostly of prohibitions. --Tillotson.
2. Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of
alcoholic liquors as beverages.
Writ of prohibition (Law), a writ issued by a superior
tribunal, directed to an inferior court, commanding the
latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending
before it. --Blackstone.
Note: By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.