Volstead Act

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• Volstead Act — [väl′sted] n. [after Rep. A. J. Volstead (1860 1947), who introduced the act] an act of Congress, passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages …   English World dictionary

• Volstead Act — National Prohibition Act Full title An Act to prohibit intoxicating beverages, and to regulate the manufacture, production, use, and sale of high proof spirits for other than beverage purposes, and to ensure an ample supply of alcohol and promote …   Wikipedia

• Volstead Act — Agents fédéraux détruisant des barils d alcool à Chicago. Le Volstead Act est un texte législatif en vigueur aux États Unis de 1919 à 1933, renforçant la politique de prohibition imposée aux États Unis par le XVIIIe amendement à la Constitution,… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Volstead Act —  Act passed in 1919 to enforce Prohibition …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Volstead Act — an act of Congress, introduced in 1919 by Andrew J. Volstead to implement the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution, which forbade the sale of alcoholic beverages. * * *       (1919), U.S. law enacted to provide enforcement for the Eighteenth… …   Universalium

• Volstead Act — an act of Congress, introduced in 1919 by Andrew J. Volstead to implement the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution, which forbade the sale of alcoholic beverages …   Useful english dictionary

• Volstead Act — A now repealed Federal law prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor. The law was passed under the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which was repealed by Twenty First Amendment …   Black's law dictionary

• Volstead Act — The federal statute which established national prohibition of the liquor traffic under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 41 Stat at Large 305 Ch 83; Anno: 10 ALR 1553 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Capper-Volstead Act — was adopted by the United States Congress on February 18, 1922. As a consequence of the depression of agricultural prices subsequent to the World War I, farm organizations intensified their drive for government aid and managed to get a farm bloc… …   Wikipedia

• (the) Volstead Act — the Volstead Act [the Volstead Act] the name usually used to refer to the United States National Prohibition Act passed by the US ↑Congress in 1919 to introduce the laws relating to Prohibition. It was named after US Congressman Andrew Volstead… …   Useful english dictionary

• National Committee for Modification of the Volstead Act — The American Federation of Labor s National Committee for Moderation of the Volstead Act was created in January 1931. It was headed by Matthew Woll, who testified before a Congressional committee that workers and organized labor opposed… …   Wikipedia