blue laws

noun

plural of blue law
as in ground rules

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  1. ground rules
  2. statutes
  3. laws
  4. ordinances
  5. acts
  6. commandments
  7. enactments
  8. dictates
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 rules
Noun
  • The prosecutor's conclusion differed from an Agriculture Department investigator's assessment that Garner had violated criminal statutes, according to the report.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • However, statutes sometimes allow courts to shift fees to the losing party.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of statutes
Noun
  • California voters have twice rejected ballot measures to abolish the death penalty, first in 2012 and again in 2016, and Newsom’s decision overrides the will of the courts and state laws that permit capital punishment.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Speaking in Spanish, Leo emphasized the importance of protecting family life and delivered a pointed criticism of both laws.
    — Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of laws
Noun
  • In Arizona, voters passed a measure banning the state from installing and using photo enforcement systems (like speed and red-light cameras) to catch people who violate certain traffic ordinances.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Instead, temples are sacred places reserved for special ordinances.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ordinances
Noun
  • At one point, Two Shell were one of the most exciting acts in underground dance music.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In David’s 1996 novel Absolute Power, an American president presumes himself to be above the rule of law and seeks to force his underlings to commit criminal acts that will benefit him.
    — David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of acts
Noun
  • Where does that leave Paxton, a man accused of violating quite a few of the commandments?
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This is, of course, the conception of fundamentalist theology, which threatens eternal hellfire for anyone who defies its commandments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of commandments
Noun
  • The re-enactments bring up painful memories, but also an inappropriate and humorous side of Jolanda.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Featuring interviews from a wide range of people across the ideological spectrum, as well as top-tier acting talent for historical re-enactments, this is a prestige series that's worth checking out.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
Definition of enactments
Noun
  • The walls are built of limestone blocks neither as large nor as narrow as tradition dictates.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As Stephen Sondheim teaches us, (forgettable) content dictates (forgettable) form.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dictates
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