VOLSTEAD ACT

Volstead Act (vol-sted). A federal statute enacted in 1919 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor. • When the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment in 1933, the Volstead Act was voided. [Cases: Intoxicating Liquors 17. C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors § 35.]