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A curfew is an order that imposes certain regulations during specified hours. Typically, curfews order all people affected by them to remain indoors during the evening and nighttime hours. Such an order is most often issued by public authorities, but may also be given by the owner of a house to those living in the household.
noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈkɜː.fjuː / us / ˈkɝː.fjuː / Add to word list. a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble: a midnight curfew. impose a curfew Shops, offices, and schools shut down, and the government imposed a curfew.
1. : the sounding of a bell at evening. 2. a. : a regulation enjoining the withdrawal of usually specified persons (such as juveniles or military personnel) from the streets or the closing of business establishments or places of assembly at a stated hour. The city ordered a curfew to prevent further rioting. b.
curfew. noun [ C or U ] us / ˈkɝː.fjuː / uk / ˈkɜː.fjuː /. Add to word list. a rule that everyone must stay home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble: a midnight curfew.
A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war. The village was placed under curfew. Crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
Aug 8, 2011 · The current legislation provides for curfews of up to 12 hours per day and for a maximum of six months. Any requirement imposed under a community order should not interfere with the times...
curfew. noun. /ˈkɜːfjuː/. /ˈkɜːrfjuː/. [countable, uncountable] a law that says that people must not go outside after a particular time at night until the morning; the time after which nobody must go outside. The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew. You must get home before curfew.
