prohibition
French → English
(history/law) Prohibition: the legal ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
La Prohibition aux États-Unis dans les années 1920 a favorisé la contrebande.
(English) Prohibition in the United States in the 1920s encouraged smuggling.
De nombreux touristes venaient ici pour échapper aux lois de la prohibition.
(English) Many tourists came here to escape the prohibition laws.
(formal) Ban/Prohibition: the act of forbidding something by law or authority; interdiction
Le gouvernement a levé la prohibition sur l'exportation des grains.
(English) The government lifted the ban on grain exports.
La prohibition de fumer dans les lieux publics est désormais la règle.
(English) The prohibition of smoking in public places is now the rule.
Entry ID: fr:en:prohibition · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary