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prohibition vs cease and desist order

cease and desist order vs prohibition

prohibition and cease and desist order both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prohibition Yes No No No
cease and desist order Yes No No No
As nouns, cease and desist order is a hyponym of prohibition; that is, cease and desist order is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prohibition:
  • prohibition: a decree that prohibits something
  • cease and desist order: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
Other hyponyms of prohibition include banning-order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction, interdict, interdiction.
prohibition (noun) cease and desist order (noun)
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do 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 prohibition and cease and desist order

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