reprohibition

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ prohibition.

Noun

reprohibition (plural reprohibitions)

1. A second or subsequent prohibition.
   • 1992, Peter H. Smith, editor, Drug Policy In The Americas, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, →ISBN, page 228:

     But just as the costs of controlling illicit drugs do not of themselves justify legalization, the extensive damage done by alcohol is not sufficient to justify reprohibition.

Related terms

• reprohibit