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# prohibition

«prohibition» in Mova's school dictionary: **a rule or law that says something is not allowed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (prohibition, prohibitions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A prohibition is a rule or law that says something is not allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#m1)

2) Prohibition is the act of banning something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#m2)

3) (history, US) Prohibition was the time when making and selling alcohol was against the law in the United States. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety signs: no-entry, no-smoking signs show prohibitions (often a red circle with a line). In history lessons it is about the US ban on alcohol. In formal writing «a prohibition on» means a ban on.

### examples

- There is a prohibition on smoking in the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x1)
- A red circle with a line is a prohibition sign. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x2)
- The prohibition of mobile phones in exams is strict. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x3)
- During Prohibition, alcohol was illegal in the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x4)
- The council lifted the prohibition on dogs in the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x5)
- Some foods have a prohibition in certain religions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x6)
- The sign shows a prohibition on cycling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x7)
- (formal) There is a prohibition against running near the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/#x8)

### note

«Prohibition on/against something». Capital P for the US historical period. Verb: prohibit; adjective: prohibited. In safety signs: red = prohibition, yellow = warning, blue = must do, green = safe.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «prohibition» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.