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reprohibition

noun

Etymology

From re- + prohibition.

  1. derived from prohibitiō
  2. derived from prohibicion
  3. formed as reprohibition — “re- + prohibition”

Definitions

  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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for reprohibition. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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