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Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

8.2
A law that banned making, selling, and moving alcoholic drinks in the United States from 1920 until 1933
  • proper noun
  • Formal
translation icon : Decimoctava Enmienda a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos
  • The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks in the country.

Examples

  • The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1920.

  • The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ushered in the era of Prohibition across the country.

  • Many people opposed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, leading to widespread illegal alcohol trade.

  • The passage and eventual repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had lasting effects on American society.

  • Did you know the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution banned alcohol?

  • In 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was enacted, initiating a nationwide ban on alcohol.

  • The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was a significant legislation that banned alcohol until its repeal in 1933.

Synonyms

Eighteenth Amendment
vsEighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
  • Formal
6.6

A 1920 change to the U.S. Constitution that banned making and selling alcohol and was repealed in 1933

is the long formal title that names the country's main law

Surface Forms

Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution main

Morphology

eighteenth + amendment + to + the + united + state + Constitution

The phrase is a literal composition of 'eighteenth' (ordinal) + 'amendment' (a formal change) + 'to the United States Constitution', so a learner who knows the constituent words will understand it denotes the 18th formal change to that document. While the specific historical content (prohibition and later repeal) is factual knowledge beyond compositional meaning, the referential identification is fully predictable and cross-linguistically regular.

Etymology

Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the official name for the 18th change to the Constitution that, in 1920, made making, selling, and transporting alcoholic drinks illegal. Because it started the time called 'Prohibition', the name now reminds people of that national 'ban' and of secret bars and illegal alcohol sellers.