prohibición

Definitions of prohibición
  1. noun
    a decree that prohibits something
    synonyms: entredicho, interdicción, interdicto, proscripción
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    types:
    entredicho
    (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
    type of:
    auto, decreto, edicto, ordenanza, sentencia
    a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
  2. noun
    a government order imposing a trade barrier
    synonyms: embargo
  3. noun
    the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
    synonyms: época de la prohibición
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    type of:
    periodo, período
    an amount of time
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