clause prohibitive

Definitions of clause prohibitive
  1. noun
    the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
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    type of:
    durée, période
    an amount of time
  2. noun
    a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
    synonyms: prohibition
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    type of:
    loi
    legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
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