21st Amendment

Definition

The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution effectively ended Prohibition by repealing the 18th Amendment, making it legal again to manufacture, sell, and transport alcohol within the United States.

Related terms

Prohibition Era: A period from 1920-1933 when manufacturing, selling, and transporting alcohol was illegal in the United States.

18th Amendment: The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that established Prohibition.

Speakeasy: An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages; such establishments came into prominence in the U.S. during the Prohibition era.