state of drunkenness

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• DRUNKENNESS — (Heb. שִׁכָּרוֹן, shikkaron). In the Bible Biblical, apocryphal, and ancient Near Eastern references make it clear that, far from being condemned, the use of alcoholic beverages was regarded by Jews and others as a necessary (Ecclus. 39:26;… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Drunkenness — Drunk en*ness, n. 1. The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; used of the casual state or the habit. [1913 Webster] The Lacedemonians trained up their children to hate drunkenness by bringing a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• drunkenness — index dipsomania, inebriation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 drunkenness …   Law dictionary

• Drunkenness — or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably impaired. Severe drunkenness may lead to acute alcohol intoxication. Common symptoms may include… …   Wikipedia

• State of Washington —     State of Washington     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► State of Washington     One of the Pacific cost states, popularly known as the Evergreen State , the sixteenth in size among the state of the Union and the twenty ninth in the order of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• drunkenness — State of intoxication. The condition of a person whose mind is affected by the consumption of intoxicating drinks; the state of one who is drunk. The effect produced upon the mind or body by drinking intoxicating liquors to such an extent that… …   Black's law dictionary

• drunkenness — State of intoxication. The condition of a person whose mind is affected by the consumption of intoxicating drinks; the state of one who is drunk. The effect produced upon the mind or body by drinking intoxicating liquors to such an extent that… …   Black's law dictionary

• Drunkenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Drunkenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 drunkenness drunkenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 drinking drinking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inebriety inebriety inebriation Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• drunkenness — That state or condition of a person which inevitably follows from taking excessive quantities of an intoxicant, meaning to some men the condition of being under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to render one helpless, to others …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• State Management Scheme — The State Management Scheme (known locally as The Scheme ) saw the UK government take over and run the brewing, distribution and sale of liquor in three regions of the UK from 1916 until 1973. [cite web|url=http://www.bookscumbria.com/cgi… …   Wikipedia

• drunkenness — noun 1. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑inebriation, ↑inebriety, ↑intoxication, ↑tipsiness, ↑insobriety • Ant: ↑soberness …   Useful english dictionary