prohibition law—a law prohibiting the making or sale of alcoholic drinks, specifically in the USA in the period 1920–1933:
- A petition will be circulated calling for repeal of the state’s liquor prohibition law.
prohibitory law—
1. a law prohibiting the making or sale of alcohol:
- A prohibitory law was passed in Maine in 1846, and in 1851 a more stringent one, including the provision for the seizure and destruction of intoxicating liquors.
2. a law designed to prohibit smth.:
- State and federal courts have previously recognized medical necessity defenses against the strict prohibitory laws regarding marijuana.