blue law

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday. Canada,US,historical
    — Years ago, because of the Blue Laws, we couldn't serve drinks on Sunday over the bar, so we set up tables in the aisles. And we'd have different acts on a stage up front.
  2. Any puritanical or restrictive law, especially one that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on a Sunday. Canada,US,broadly
    — [I]t's actually a way around the Swiss blue laws demanding that shops close from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning. The laws apply everywhere but the airport, so they built a massive supermarket in the Swiss Air terminal.

词形变化

blue laws plural

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