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
Noun
  • Someone who has just been arrested for driving under the influence isn’t thinking about statutes, motions and legal procedure.
    — Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, the fossil fuel industry contends the legislation would prevent states and environmental groups from weaponizing courts to stop projects for reasons beyond what is written in federal statutes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of statute
Noun
  • There is a precedent — this idea is an extension of one that is already law.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement Some may hesitate to perform CPR because of legal concerns over causing injury—like rib fractures—while administering CPR, but every state has Good Samaritan laws providing protections to people who render emergency aid in good faith.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of law
Noun
  • The ordinance placed on first reading would apply to all new developments, unless the land is zoned agricultural or residential.
    — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Both the Los Angeles Police Department and city attorney’s office declined to answer questions about how the new ordinance would be enforced.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ordinance
Noun
  • The king’s common law immunity in Britain has likely been inherited by Australia, a former British colony that continues to recognize Britain’s monarch as its own head of state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In old common law, a testament contained a person’s instructions about how personal property was to be disbursed, while directions about real estate were contained in a will.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of common law
Noun
  • People went through the admission and security checkpoints without issues, and the event’s early evening acts enjoyed mostly dry stages with light, intermittent rain.
    — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of act
Noun
  • Instruct the audience to prepare for your re-enactment of that scene from Back to the Future.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Those efforts most recently included the enactment of the Lindsey O.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of enactment
Noun
  • Ukraine’s constitution bars elections from being held under martial law, which was introduced after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • South Korea shifted to a softer tone under current liberal President Lee Jae Myung, who took office last year after his conservative predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of martial law
Noun
  • 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
  • The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, did not elaborate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ground rule

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