blue law

Noun

Meaning

a statute regulating work on Sundays

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

equity martial law Sunday law sunday liquor prohibition depressed act time off requirement work cessation decree day of rest regulation faith-based legislation holy day statute indecent law religious observance law rest day legislation sabbatarian law sabbath regulation
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Hypernyms

law

Examples

In March 2006, Texas judges upheld the state blue law that requires car dealerships to close either Saturday or Sunday each weekend. Source: Internet

Moreover, although Reverend Peters claimed that the term blue law was originally used by Puritan colonists, his work has since been found to be unreliable. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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