blue law
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nounDefinition of BLUE LAW
1
: one of numerous extremely rigorous laws designed to regulate morals and conduct in colonial New England
2
: a statute regulating work, commerce, and amusements on Sundays
See First Known Use of BLUE LAW
1762
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blue law
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)U.S. statute regulating work, commerce, and amusements on Sundays. The name is said to derive from a list of Sabbath regulations published (on blue paper or in blue wrappers) in New Haven, Conn., in 1781. Throughout colonial New England such laws regulated morals and conduct. Most lapsed after the American Revolution, but some, such as prohibitions against the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages, remain on the books in some areas.
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