reprohibition

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noun

A second or subsequent prohibition.

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Meanings

nounreprohibition (plural reprohibitions)

plural reprohibitions

  1. A second or subsequent prohibition.

    But just as the costs of controlling illicit drugs do not of themselves justify legalization, the extensive damage done by alcohol is not sufficient to justify reprohibition.

    1992, Peter H. Smith, editor, Drug Policy In The Americas, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, →ISBN, page 228

Origin

From re- + prohibition.

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APA

reprohibition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprohibition

MLA

“reprohibition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprohibition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reprohibition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprohibition.

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