blue law

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blue law

1. A law designed to regulate commercial business on Sunday.

2. One of a body of laws in colonial New England designed to enforce certain moral standards and particularly to prohibit specified forms of entertainment or recreation on Sundays.

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blue law - a statute regulating work on Sundays

law - legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"

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"

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blue laws Land of Steady Habits Law Prudishness			Today's Santa Feans and visitors might grumble over what at least a few consider long-overdue controls -- but in LaFarge's time, as he notes in his delightful collection of New Mexican columns, The Man with the Calabash Pipe, some visitors would discover "to their horror that no liquor can be had," owing to the blue laws of the day. OUR VIEW; WISHING YOU 'FELICES' FIESTAS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) This tenant was from New York City and was not aware of Bergen County Blue Laws. What tenants don't know may prove to be costly by Stein, Justin / Real Estate Weekly Unfortunately, however, the centers are closed on Sundays due to the blue laws enacted by the town of Paramus. Big-time retailers coming to Paramus by Stoler, Michael / The Real Deal			blue funk Blue gage blue goose blue grama Blue grass blue green blue ground blue grouse blue gum blue heaven blue heeler Blue Hen State blue heron blue jack Blue jacket blue jasmine Blue jaundice blue jay blue jean blue jeans blue jessamine blue jet blue john blue joke blue key blue law blue laws blue lias Blue light Blue Lodge blue lotus blue mahoe Blue Mantle blue marguerite blue marlin Blue mass blue merle blue mockingbird Blue mold blue mold fungus Blue Monday blue moon blue mould Blue Mountain tea Blue Mountains blue murder Blue Nile blue note Blue ointment blue orchid blue pea			Blue Juice Valve Oil blue key Blue Key Honor Society Blue king crab Blue king crab Blue Knight Chess Club Blue Knight Power Blue Knight Studios Blue Knights Blue Knights International Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble Blue Knob State Park Blue Knob State Park, PA Blue Knob State Park, Pennsylvania Blue Label Tartan Army Blue Label Telecoms Blue Lagoon cocktail Blue Lagoon cocktail Blue Lagoon cocktail Blue Lagoon Dive Shop Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Blue Lake Springs Homeowners Association Blue Lambency Downward Blue laser Blue laser diode Blue laser diode Blue laser disc blue law Blue Laws Blue Laws Blue Laws Blue Laws Blue laws of connecticut Blue laws of connecticut Blue laws of connecticut Blue laws of connecticut blue lead Blue LED Blue LED Blue LED Blue leg Blue Letter Bible Blue Letter Bible Institute Blue Lias Blue Lias blue lias lime Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park Blue Light Blue Light Emitting Diode Blue Light Induced Apoptosis Blue Light Using FAD Blue Light-Responsive Promoter Blue Lightning Blue Lightning Operations Center Blue Lightning Operations Control Center Blue Lights blue line blue line

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