curfew (redirected from Curfews)

cur·few  (kûrfy)

n.

1. A regulation requiring certain or all people to leave the streets or be at home at a prescribed hour.

2.

a. The time at which such a restriction begins or is in effect: a 10 p.m. curfew for all residents.

b. The signal, such as a bell, announcing the beginning of this restriction.

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[Middle English curfeu, from Old French cuevrefeu : covrir, to cover; see cover + feu, fire (from Latin focus, hearth).]

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curfew

Noun

1. a law which states that people must stay inside their houses after a specific time at night

2. the time set as a deadline by such a law

3. History the ringing of a bell at a fixed time, as a signal for putting out fires and lights [Old French cuevrefeu cover the fire]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curfew - the time that the curfew signal is sounded deadline - the point in time at which something must be completed
	2.	curfew - a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
	3.	curfew - an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

curfew [ˈkəːfjuː] n → toque m de queda

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curfew [ˈkəːfjuː] n → couvre-feu m

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curfew [ˈkəːfjuː] n → Ausgangssperre f;

(time) → Sperrstunde f

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curfew [ˈkəːfjuː] n → coprifuoco