legal holiday
noun
: a holiday established by legal authority and marked by restrictions on work and transaction of official business
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The only exception is if the registration deadline falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, according to the Secretary of State website.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
Ten states recognize Columbus Day as an unpaid public holiday, legal holiday or day of recognition, according to Pew Research Center, and these include Washington, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
Ten states recognize Columbus Day as an unpaid public holiday, legal holiday or day of recognition, according to Pew Research Center, and these include Washington, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20holiday. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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