| 词汇 | blue-law |
| 释义 | blue law noun[ C ] USold-fashionedinformaluk /ˈbluː ˌlɔː/ us /ˈbluː ˌlɑː/ a law that limits activities that are considered not to be moral for religious reasons, such as shopping or working on Sundays蓝色法规（限制星期日购物、工作等宗教上认为不道德的活动） Rules & laws administrative admiralty anti-bribery anti-regulatory anti-sodomy binding humanitarian law invocation juridical juridically juristic land tenure legislation mandatory provision the rule of law Ts and Cs uncalled uncanonical unenforceable Enforcement of the blue laws would make Sunday not a day of resting but of arresting. The laws against witchcraft, the long line of "blue laws," the laws affecting religious beliefs and many social customs, are well-known examples of legal and innocent acts which legislatures and courts have once made criminal. The old blue laws were stringently enforced, and the penalty for infringement was usually a sharp one. blue law | American Dictionaryblue law noun[ C ] us/ˈblu ˌlɔ/ a law that prevents or limits particular activities on Sundays, such as opening stores or selling alcoholic drinks Examples of blue lawblue law They imposed harsh blue laws, and carefully regulated the behavior of servants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that blue laws were originally printed on blue paper. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Blue laws are laws designed to enforce religious standards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He opposed the state's blue laws and advocated industrial development and urban renewal. From Wikipedia 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section of the constitution was amended by bipartisan consensus in 1834 at the same time that several blue laws were repealed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Blue laws often prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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