blue laws

plural of blue law

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Noun
  • As juvenile arrest rates plunged, states like California, Colorado and Vermont, all of which had laws similar to Florida’s statutes, moved away from the punitive approach of trying kids as adults.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Grant’s actions marked the first time the federal government had declared an organized group in violation of sedition statutes since the beginning of the Civil War.
    Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • City staffers will work out details and draft the ordinances to be brought back to the City Council for a final vote, probably later this year.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Diving on public property, such as sidewalks or parks, is usually allowed unless local ordinances prohibit it.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Blue laws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20laws. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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