prohibition : Idioms & Phrases
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organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons
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noun international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention
OPCW.
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prohibition era
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noun the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
prohibition.
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prohibition party
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noun a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
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Writ of prohibition
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noun a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
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(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.
