prohibition vs enjoining
enjoining vs prohibitionprohibition and enjoining both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prohibition | Yes | No | No | No |
| enjoining | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
enjoining is a hyponym of
prohibition; that is, enjoining is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
prohibition:
- prohibition: a decree that prohibits something
- enjoining: (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, cease and desist order, enjoinment, injunction, interdict, interdiction.
| prohibition (noun) | enjoining (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 |
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