Prohibition
Prohibition noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.
Usage example: the principal's prohibition against the use of cell phones in the school building met with unanimous approval by the teachers
Sanction is an antonym for prohibition.
Sanction
Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Usage example: you cannot make a student video without your faculty advisor's sanction of its subject matter prior to shooting
How words are described
| official | official prohibition | official sanction |
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