dram shop act

dram shop act
dram shop act /'dram-/ n: a law imposing civil liability on the owner of an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person who causes injury to another as a result of the intoxication – called also civil damage act, civil liability act;

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

dram shop act
n.
A law that imposes strict liability on a seller of intoxicating beverages if the sale results in injury to a third party’s person, property, or means of support due to the intoxication of the buyer.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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