Control
Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.
Prohibition and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibition" instead a noun "Control".
Prohibition
Prohibition noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.
Control and prohibition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a noun "Prohibition".
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- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life has a whole showstopping musical number criticizing the Catholic prohibition on birth control ("Every Sperm is Sacred").
Source: Acceptable Religious Targets
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