A prohibition or ban that takes effect before a specific time or event.
From Latin 'ante' (before) + 'prohibitio' (prohibition, from 'prohibere' meaning to prevent). The compound describes a preventative measure applied in advance.
This term might describe pre-emptive laws or policies—like banning something before it even exists, which is exactly what happened with certain synthetic drugs that were prohibited before they could be manufactured.
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