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Webster 1913 Edition
Prohibition
Proˊhi-bi′tion
,Noun.
[L.
prohibitio
: cf. F. prohibition
.] 1.
The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.
The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of
prohibitions
. Tillotson.
2.
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.
Blackstone.
☞ By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prohibition
PROHIBI'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of forbidding or interdicting; a declaration to hinder some action; interdict. The law of God in the ten commandments consists mostly of prohibitions; 'thou shalt not do such a thing.'
2.
In law, a writ of prohibition, is a writ issuing from a superior tribunal, directed to the judges of an inferior court, commanding them to cease from the prosecution of a suit. By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.