---
title: prohibition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prohibition» in the school dictionary: A prohibition is a rule or law that says something is not allowed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) / prohibition

# prohibition

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** prohibition, that, act, making, red circle, alcohol · **What happens:** be, say, not allow, ban, make, sell · **To what, where:** rule, something, act, time, alcohol, United States · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«prohibition» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [prohibition in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prohibition.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A prohibition is a rule or law that says something is not allowed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:m1:1
# text = A prohibition is a rule or law that says something is not allowed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a prohibition | a rule or law |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prohibition is the act of banning something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:m2:1
# text = Prohibition is the act of banning something.
1	Prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	banning	ban	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Prohibition | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ban** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer something=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history, US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prohibition was the time when making and selling alcohol was against the law in the United States.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:m3:1
# text = Prohibition was the time when making and selling alcohol was against the law in the United States.
1	Prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
9	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Prohibition | the time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **sell** | gerund |  | alcohol |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | making |  |  | the United States |  | against the law | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a prohibition on smoking in the school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x1:1
# text = There is a prohibition on smoking in the school.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a prohibition on smoking in the school |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A red circle with a line is a prohibition sign.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x2:1
# text = A red circle with a line is a prohibition sign.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a red circle with a line | a prohibition sign |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prohibition of mobile phones in exams is strict.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x3:1
# text = The prohibition of mobile phones in exams is strict.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	exams	exam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the prohibition of mobile phones in exams |  |  |  |  | strict *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **prohibit** |  |  | mobile phones in exams |  |  |  |  | nom prohibition «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During Prohibition, alcohol was illegal in the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x4:1
# text = During Prohibition, alcohol was illegal in the USA.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	illegal	illegal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | alcohol |  |  | the USA | during Prohibition | illegal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council lifted the prohibition on dogs in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x5:1
# text = The council lifted the prohibition on dogs in the park.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | the council | the prohibition |  | the park |  | on dogs | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent prohibition=Theme on dog=Destination in park=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some foods have a prohibition in certain religions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x6:1
# text = Some foods have a prohibition in certain religions.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some foods | a prohibition |  | certain religions |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prohibition=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sign shows a prohibition on cycling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x7:1
# text = The sign shows a prohibition on cycling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cycling	cycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the sign | a prohibition |  | cycling |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent prohibition=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) There is a prohibition against running near the pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prohibition:x8:1
# text = (formal) There is a prohibition against running near the pool.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	against	against	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	near	near	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | formal | a prohibition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | gerund | a prohibition *not said here* |  |  | the pool |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near pool=Trajectory |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [prohibited](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibited/)
- next →: [project](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/project/)
- ↑ back to [P in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/)