EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT
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Eighteenth Amendment.
Eighteenth Amendment - as a noun
An amendment to the constitution of the united states adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932
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eighteenth amendment to the united states constitutionExample Sentences
"The eighteenth amendment was ratified in 1919."
"Prohibition was a result of the eighteenth amendment."
"The eighteenth amendment banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages."
"Many speakeasies were established during the era of the eighteenth amendment."
"Bootlegging became a widespread practice during the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment."
