blue law

noun

Meaning

A law that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on Sunday.
Any of the highly restrictive and rigorously enforced laws governing morality and conduct in colonial New England.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

blue sky law(English)lawful day(English)black law(English)embargo(English)red letter law(English)market overt(English)blue notice(English)blue lie(English)

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