open container
Lidless holding thing
Open container refers to any alcoholic beverage whose seal has been broken, making it available for immediate consumption.
The term appears primarily in legal contexts: open container laws prohibit possessing unsealed alcohol in vehicle passenger areas or public spaces.
He got cited for an open container violation.
A half-empty bottle of wine or a cup of beer both qualify as open containers under such statutes.
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- lidRemovable container cover
- jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
- mason jarGlass container for preserving
- bottleContainer for liquids
beer can · spill · pour · beverage · alcohol · drink · uncovered · exposed · tupperware · liquid · violation · ticket · traffic stop · moving violation · public · public drinking · brown paper bag · beer
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, red light running
- Infractionsjaywalking, littering, loitering, speeding, trespassing
- liquor lawsDUI, legal age, public intoxication, alcohol ban, drinking age
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
- public regulationscivic codes, noise ordinances, public order, public safety, loitering laws
- vice lawssodomy laws, obscenity laws, blue laws, adultery laws, indecency laws