blue law
(North America, by extension) Any puritanical or restrictive law, especially one that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on a Sunday.
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(North America, by extension) Any puritanical or restrictive law, especially one that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on a Sunday.
: [I]t's actually a way around the Swiss blue laws demanding that shops close from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning. The laws apply everywhere but the airport, so they built a massive supermarket in the Swiss Air terminal.
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(North America, now, historical) A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.
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