blue law

noun

Definition of blue lawnext
as in statute

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Recent Examples of blue law There were blue laws, but Jewish owners could circumvent that because of their religious holiday on Saturday. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Dec. 2025 But Minnesota is an outlier here, and as was the case with those stubborn Sunday blue laws, sports gambling will eventually win out in Minnesota. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025 Paramus officials contend that blue laws are only effective when a county chooses to obey them through a citizen referendum. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025 New Jersey’s blue laws initially were far stricter and enforced statewide. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue law
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue law
  1. statute
  2. law
  3. ordinance
  4. common law
  5. act
  6. enactment
  7. martial law
  8. ground rule
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  • Having someone at his level signing off on all those documents is unprecedented, sources with knowledge of the division said, noting that such demands are required by statute to be approved by the assistant attorney general.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The most recent federal statute that criminalizes this espionage, passed in the late 1990s, relies heavily on companies self-reporting.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of statute
Noun
  • The department also filed a motion in support of a separate lawsuit filed in May that argues California violates national voting laws by failing to sufficiently remove ineligible voters from its rolls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Congress must put lasting protections for scientific independence into law.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of law
Noun
  • Hernandez subsequently worked with his local police department to draft an ordinance specifically for Pembroke Pines.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The City Council voted 13-0 without discussion to instruct the city attorney to draft an ordinance for the fee hike, which will require council approval.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of ordinance
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  • Watson has been charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony common law robbery, police said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Immigration violations are civil infractions, not crimes, and both common law and state statutes bar such arrests at courthouses.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of common law
Noun
  • While sharing little in common with dueling-guitar acts such as the Allman Brothers Band or ’70s contemporaries the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, Television also drew its power from the preternatural rapport between Verlaine and Lloyd’s instruments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Demand for grading — an act of verifying a card’s authenticity and condition — has grown as collectors increasingly treat trading and vintage sports cards as alternative investments.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of act
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  • The heartwarming film takes us on a ride through archive and new footage and rehearsals and re-enactments of Happy Gays that bring up happy but also painful memories, along with a different side of the at times curmudgeonly Jolanda.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The committee’s work spurred action in Congress to impeach Nixon, leading to Nixon’s resignation in 1974 and to the enactment of legal reforms to provide an institutional check on presidential power.
    — Gibbs Knotts, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of enactment
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  • Senior administration officials said the president is not considering declaring martial law or pushing officials not to certify the results.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • There’s even talk of ballot boxes being seized, martial law being declared, armed allies of Trump at polling stations, and ICE agents prowling around.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of martial law
Noun
  • Hosts can set ground rules for maximum occupancy, quiet hours, and pets, as well as specify key return procedures and whether guests may hold events or host commercial photo shoots.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The White House and its allies are lonely in their insistence that AI development in America must accelerate without governments setting ground rules.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ground rule

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