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Collocations for prohibition - noun

ADJECTIVE

absolute, blanket, total
strict
general
constitutional (esp. AmE), federal (AmE), legal, statutory
criminal
alcohol, drug, etc.

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VERB + prohibition

impose
enforce
lift, repeal
violate

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prohibition + NOUN

notice, order (both BrE)
The prohibition order meant that the book could not be sold in this country.
law
movement
the Prohibition era
a Prohibition-era speakeasy

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PREPOSITION

prohibition against
prohibition against sales to under-16s of cigarettes
prohibition of
a treaty for the prohibition of nuclear tests
prohibition on
the prohibition imposed on the sale of arms
under a/the prohibition
Companies are under strict prohibitions about divulging confidential information.

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