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A curfew is an order that imposes certain regulations during specified hours. [1] Typically, curfews order all people affected by them to remain indoors during the evening and nighttime hours.
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.
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. impose a curfew Stores, offices, and schools shut down, and the government imposed a curfew. lift a curfew The mayor lifted a curfew that had been imposed on the city.
noun. cur· few ˈkər- (ˌ)fyü. plural curfews. 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.
A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war.
A curfew is a specific time of day at which, by rule, you must be at home. It can also refer to the rule itself, or the period during which you must stay home.
Curfew is a rule or law that sets a time that certain people have to be off the streets. A town may set a curfew for teenagers, for example, although many parents impose a stricter curfew for their own kids.
