🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

금지

Pronunciation / Transliteration: geumji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prohibition/ˌproʊ.hɪˈbɪʃ.ən/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 구역에서는 주차가 엄격히 금지되어 있습니다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action of forbidding something, especially by law.

    "The strict prohibition of alcohol led to a rise in smuggling."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'prohibere', meaning 'to hold back, restrain, or forbid', formed by combining 'pro-' (forth, before) and 'habere' (to have, hold). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially denoting legal interdiction or ecclesiastical restriction, before evolving in the 20th century to specifically reference the nationwide constitutional ban on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

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