PROHIBITIONS Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word prohibitions. (close relations)
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| ban | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a decree that prohibits something • a bachelor's degree in nursing • 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova • 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania • an official prohibition or edict against something • a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10. verb • forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) • prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure • ban from a place of residence, as for punishment • expel from a community or group | ||||||
| proscription | nounn | |||||
noun • a decree that prohibits something • rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | ||||||
| embargo | nounn | |||||
noun • a government order imposing a trade barrier verb • ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons • prevent commerce | ||||||
| restriction | nounn | |||||
noun • a principle that limits the extent of something • an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | ||||||
| taboo | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature • an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion adjective satellite • excluded from use or mention • forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands verb • declare as sacred and forbidden | ||||||
| outlawing | verbv | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • contrary to or forbidden by law • disobedient to or defiant of law verb • declare illegal; outlaw | ||||||
| forbiddance | nounn | |||||
noun • an official prohibition or edict against something • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) | ||||||
| inhibition | nounn | |||||
noun • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires • the quality of being inhibited • (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) | ||||||
| forbode | verbv | |||||
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| prohibition era | nounn | |||||
noun • the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment | ||||||
