Prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition (/prəˌhɪbɪˈʃən/) refers to the legal act of forbidding or restricting the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The term is most commonly associated with the period in the United States from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was constitutionally prohibited.
Etymology
The term "prohibition" comes from the Latin word "prohibitio", meaning "to forbid". It was first used in the English language in the 14th century to refer to the act of forbidding something by law or authority.
Related Terms
- Temperance Movement: A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- Speakeasy: An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages.
- Bootlegging: The illegal production and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
- Volstead Act: The federal law that provided for the enforcement of Prohibition in the United States.
- Eighteenth Amendment: The constitutional amendment that established Prohibition in the United States.
- Twenty-first Amendment: The constitutional amendment that repealed Prohibition in the United States.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Prohibition
- Wikipedia's article - Prohibition
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