the act of officially not allowing something, or an order that does this

New York City has announced a prohibition on smoking on buses. 纽约市宣布禁止在公共汽车上吸烟。

The environmental group is demanding a complete prohibition against the hunting of whales. 该环保团体要求彻底禁止捕猎鲸鱼。

It's my feeling that the money spent on drug prohibition would be better spent on information and education. 我觉得花钱禁毒不如把钱用在信息和教育上。

the period from 1920 to 1933 when the production and sale of alcohol was not allowed in the US