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['kə:fju:](an order forbidding people to be in the streets after a certain hour: There's a curfew in force from ten o'clock tonight.) udgangsforbud* * *['kə:fju:](an order forbidding people to be in the streets after a certain hour: There's a curfew in force from ten o'clock tonight.) udgangsforbud
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curfew — (n.) early 14c., evening signal, ringing of a bell at a fixed hour, from Anglo Fr. coeverfu (late 13c.), from O.Fr. cuevrefeu, lit. cover fire (Mod.Fr. couvre few), from cuevre, imper. of covrir to cover (see COVER (Cf. cover) (v.)) + feu fire… … Etymology dictionary
Curfew — This article is about the curfew law. For the band, see Curfew (band). For the song by Drive, see Curfew (song). For the song by Eddy Grant, see Message Man. A curfew is an order specifying a time after which certain regulations apply.[1]… … Wikipedia
curfew — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strict ▪ 24 hour, dusk to dawn ▪ night, night time ▪ 7 p.m., etc … Collocations dictionary
curfew — /kerr fyooh/, n. 1. an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, esp. that no civilians or other specified group of unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be… … Universalium
curfew — cur•few [[t]ˈkɜr fyu[/t]] n. 1) an order establishing a time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, esp. that no unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed 2) a regulation requiring a… … From formal English to slang
curfew — A law (commonly an ordinance) which imposes on people (particularly children) the obligation to remove themselves from the streets on or before a certain time of night. An institution supposed to have been introduced into England by order of… … Black's law dictionary
curfew — A law (commonly an ordinance) which imposes on people (particularly children) the obligation to remove themselves from the streets on or before a certain time of night. An institution supposed to have been introduced into England by order of… … Black's law dictionary
order — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way in which people/things are arranged ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, proper, right ▪ wrong ▪ logical ▪ The paragraphs are not in a logical order … Collocations dictionary
curfew — A fixed point of time in the evening, after which persons not having duties to perform on the streets, particularly children, shall not be abroad. A restriction established by order against all persons of Japanese ancestry residing in the West… … Ballentine's law dictionary
curfew — [ˈkɜːfjuː] noun [C] a period of time during which people must not go outside according to an order from the government … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Falls Curfew — The Falls Curfew, also known as the Lower Falls Curfew or sometimes as the Rape of the Lower Falls , was a British Army operation on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland between 3 July and 5 July 1970. The operation started with an arms… … Wikipedia