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/rɪt əv prˌoʊəbˈɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Prohibition n.

The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict. "The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of prohibitions."

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. Note: By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Writ of prohibition" Quotes from Famous Books

... is an order from a superior court to any person, corporation, or inferior—that is, lower—court requiring them to do something which it is part of their duty to do. A writ of prohibition is an order from a superior court prohibiting an inferior court from hearing or deciding a case, on the ground that it (the inferior court) has no jurisdiction ...

— Civil Government of Virginia • William F. Fox