BLUE LAWS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

blue laws

noun

plural of blue law

as in ground rules

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Noun

So, start with laying down some ground rules everyone can agree to.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
The official spoke on the condition anonymity on ground rules set by the White House.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2026

Definition of ground rules

Noun

But although the court has been expanding executive power in some situations, the justices have reduced the leeway administrative agencies have to issue regulations that add additional requirements to clear statutes.

— Benjamin Leff, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
Many of the rules can be derived from statutes (Open Meeting Act, Civil Code Sections 4900-4955) and good meeting rules can add further important guidance.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

The deal could close as soon as July 22, though several states, including Oregon and California, are investigating whether the $111 billion transaction violates their antitrust laws.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 July 2026
Prediction markets can legally operate in Texas because they’re regulated by the federal government rather than under state gambling laws.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

The sober home ordinances that the state is attacking are modeled after Costa Mesa’s rules; rules that have prevailed over these exact kinds of objections in federal court.

— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
The city also needs to change its own outdated ordinances but is waiting until the new rules are enacted, management analyst Giovanni Jungo told the Elgin City Council at its Wednesday night meeting.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of ordinances

Noun

Mehrabian recalled seeing acts like Tale Of Us and Solomun at Lot 613 in their early days.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Government repression increasingly targeted Catholic clergy in communities in Quiché, and Gerardi began to openly protest the violent acts.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Definition of acts

Noun

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
The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

Definition of enactments

Noun

The difference is the true deficit, as the Legislature’s nonpartisan budget analyst Gabe Petek sees it — and as common sense dictates.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Tradition dictates, in its birthplace of the Piedmont region of Italy, that tonnato is served with thin pieces of veal.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 29 June 2026

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