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interdiction vs prohibition

prohibition vs interdiction

interdiction and prohibition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interdiction Yes No No No
prohibition Yes No No No
As nouns, prohibition is a hypernym of interdiction; that is, prohibition is a word with a broader meaning than interdiction:
  • interdiction: authoritative prohibition
  • prohibition: refusal to approve or assent to
As nouns, prohibition is a hypernym of interdiction; that is, prohibition is a word with a broader meaning than interdiction:
  • interdiction: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
  • prohibition: a decree that prohibits something
Other hypernyms of interdiction include court order, ban, proscription.
interdiction (noun) prohibition (noun)
authoritative prohibition the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity 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
Difference between interdiction and prohibition

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