legal holiday
noun
: a holiday established by legal authority and marked by restrictions on work and transaction of official business
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California, where his farm workers organizing movement began, made his birthday a legal holiday in 2000, and President Barack Obama later established it as a federal commemorative holiday.
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Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
When a due date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, employers get until the next business day.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 12 Jan. 2026
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Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
When a due date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, employers get until the next business day.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for legal holiday
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20holiday. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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