intemperance

(ĭn-tĕm'pər-əns, -prəns)
n.

1. Lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion.
2. Excessive use of alcoholic beverages.

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noun

Immoderate indulgence, as in food or drink: excess, overindulgence, surfeit. See excess/insufficiency/enough.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A lack of moderation. Habitual intemperance is that degree of intemperance in the use of intoxicating liquor which disqualifies the person a great portion of the time from properly attending to business. Habitual or excessive use of liquor.

See: alcohol.

For a list of words related to intemperance, see:

• Drunkenness, Drunkards, and Alcoholism - intemperance: excessive drinking of alcohol

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