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prohibition [‚prəʊɪ'bɪʃən]1 nouninterdiction f, prohibition f;∎ the prohibition of alcohol la prohibition de l'alcool;∎ there should be a prohibition on the sale of such goods il devrait y avoir une loi qui interdise la vente de ce genre de marchandisesⓘ PROHIBITION Le dix-huitième amendement à la Constitution américaine instituant la Prohibition (interdiction de consommer et de vendre de l'alcool) fut voté en 1919 sous la pression de groupes religieux et conservateurs; mais la prolifération de bars clandestins ("speakeasies") et l'apparition d'une guerre des gangs (les "bootleggers") pour le monopole de la vente d'alcool incitèrent le Congrès à voter l'annulation de cette mesure en 1933, et les États l'abandonnèrent un à un.Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > prohibition
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