Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fiat | Yes | No | No | No |
prohibition | Yes | No | No | No |
fiat (noun) | prohibition (noun) |
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a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
a decree that prohibits something | |
refusal to approve or assent to | |
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages | |
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment |