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Prohibition vs Barring - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between prohibition and barring

is that prohibition is an act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something while barring is the exclusion of someone; blackballing.

As a proper noun Prohibition

is any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

As a verb barring is

present participle of lang=en.

As a preposition barring is

unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.

prohibition

Noun

  • An act of prohibiting]], forbidding, disallowing, or [[proscribe, proscribing something.
  • A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * permission

    barring

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • the exclusion of someone; blackballing
  • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of
  • Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant.
    Barring any sudden storms, the plane should arrive on time.