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Drama

n. 1. A presentation of a story portrayed by words and actions or actions alone; a play. Cf. DRAMATIC COMPOSITION. "The term [drama] is applied to compositions which imitate action by representing the personages introduced in them as real and as employed in the action itself The varieties of the drama differ more or less widely, both as to the objects imitated and as to the means used in the imitation. But they all agree as to the method or manner which is essential to the dramatic art, viz., imitation in the way of action." 7 Encyclopaedia Britannica 338 (9th ed.1907). 2. An event or series of events having conflicting and exciting elements that capture people's attention.

dram

1. An apothecary measurement of fluid equal to an eighth of an ounce. 2. A small amount of anything, esp. liquor.

dram shop

Archaic. A place where alcoholic beverages are sold; a bar or saloon. - Also spelled dram-shop; dramshop. - Also termed grog-shop; drinking shop.

dram-shop act

A statute allowing a plaintiff to recover damages from a commercial seller of alcoholic beverages for the plaintiff's injuries caused by a customer's intoxication. - Also termed civil-liability act. "Largely at the behest of the temperance movement, statutes (called dram shop acts') were enacted in many states which imposed some form of civil liability on those engaged in the business of selling such beverages in favor of third persons injured thereby . . . . At one time, almost half the states had such laws; today,

dram-shop liability

Civil liability of a commercial seller of alcoholic beverages for personal injury caused by an intoxicated customer. 0 Claims based on a similar type of liability have been brought against private citizens for personal injury caused by an intoxicated social guest.

dramatic composition

Copyright. A literary work setting forth a story, incident, or scene intended to be performed by actors, often with a musical accompaniment. - Cf. DRAMA (1).