prohibition vs action

action vs prohibition

prohibition and action both are nouns.

prohibition is not a verb while action is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prohibition	Yes	No	No	No
action	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, action is a hypernym of prohibition; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than prohibition:

prohibition: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)

prohibition (noun)	action (noun)
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
a decree that prohibits something	a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
refusal to approve or assent to	something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages	a military engagement
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment	an act by a government body or supranational organization
	the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
	In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
	the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
	the series of events that form a plot
	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
	the state of being active

prohibition (verb)	action (verb)
	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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