blue laws
noun[plural]
LAWukuslawsthatexistin some USstatesthatpreventstoresfromopeningonSunday, or fromopeningbefore aparticulartime:
Anderson CountychosetosuspendbluelawsforDecember.
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blue laws
They imposed harshbluelaws, and carefully regulated the behavior of servants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence thatbluelawswere originally printed on blue paper.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bluelawsare laws designed to enforce religious standards.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He opposed the state'sbluelawsand advocated industrial development and urban renewal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bluelawsoften prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This section of the constitution was amended by bipartisan consensus in 1834 at the same time that severalbluelawswere repealed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The oldbluelawswere stringently enforced, and the penalty for infringement was usually a sharp one.
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Abolishing the use of alcoholic drinks and of tobacco, putting thebluelawsinto effect, suppressing all rough sports, may make a cleaner, more sanitary, more hygienic, a quieter world.
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