legal holiday

Definition of legal holidaynext

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Recent Examples of legal holiday Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026 Wisconsin state statutes classify Veterans Day as a legal holiday. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025 The only exception is if the registration deadline falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, according to the Secretary of State website. Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025 Ten states recognize Columbus Day as an unpaid public holiday, legal holiday or day of recognition, according to Pew Research Center, and these include Washington, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal holiday
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Noun
  • Millions of Muslims around the world will celebrate the holy day, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, at the end of May this year.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • The holy day commemorates the martyrdom of Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, who was Muhammad’s grandson by his daughter Fāṭimah and his son-in-law ʿAlī and is revered by the Shiʿah as the third imam.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Rather than simply push for a race-neutral application of the law, Carl thinks that white people can achieve a color-blind future only by pursuing zero-sum politics in the interim.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • In the interim, the Department of Water Resources is providing portage services for boats navigating the waterways.
    Reeti Malhotra June 5, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • The city is also home to the country’s oldest and biggest Chinatown, for decades the setting of prodigious dumpling and noodle feasts.
    Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • Wildly popular religious processions, pilgrimages and feasts continue to be held in most Spanish regions.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • That’s because at intervals between courses came surprises that made an order-what-you-like dinner feel more like a tasting menu experience.
    Christine Sarkis, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • Wisp uses a subscription model that ships at-home test kits to patients at precisely the right interval, paired with a system of check-ins and follow-ups.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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