dry law

American  

noun

1. a law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages.

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dry law British  

noun

1. a law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages

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Example Sentences

Courting the female vote, the state’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made the dry law a bedrock of his re-election campaign and signed the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in 2016.

From Salon

Kansas prohibited the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in 1881, and when that proved still too loose for some lawmakers, a 1917 “bone dry” law banned almost all personal possession and consumption.

From Seattle Times

After the storm, the commonwealth government imposed a dry law forbidding the sale of alcohol.

From New York Times

In the capital, the lifting of the dry law, or “ley seca,” sparked the return of a time-honored tradition of hanging out, beer in hand, in front of the city’s 24-hour convenience stores.

From New York Times

Some islanders got their cell phone service back on Sunday while others gathered at bars for drinking and dancing after the dry law was lifted this weekend.

From Reuters