PROHIBITIONS
Noun
prohibitions
plural of prohibition
Source: Wiktionary
PROHIBITION
Pro`hi*bi"tion, n. Etym: [L. prohibitio: cf. F. prohibition.]
1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding
some action; interdict.
The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of
prohibitions. Tillotson.
2. Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic
liquors as beverages. Writ of prohibition (Law), a writ issued by a
superior tribunal, directed to an inferior court, commanding the
latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending before it.
Blackstone.
Note: By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition