an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, especially that no civilians or other specified group of unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed.
a regulation requiring a person to be home at a certain prescribed time, as imposed by a parent on a child.
the time at which a daily curfew starts.
the period during which a curfew is in effect.
a signal, usually made with a bell, announcing the start of the time of restrictions under a curfew.
a bell for sounding a curfew.
(in medieval Europe) the ringing of a bell at a fixed hour in the evening as a signal for covering or extinguishing fires.
a metal cover for shielding a banked or unattended fire.
Origin of curfew
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French coverfeu,Old French covrefeu literally, (it) covers (the) fire. See cover, focus
To seek clarity, 60 food and agricultural trade groups sent a letter on March 18 to federal, state and local officials asking for exemptions from curfews and public gathering bans so they could keep their businesses running.
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Now the government has reoriented Novissi for implementation in regions where a curfew is imposed after a spike in Covid-19 cases.
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A few weeks later, Foxx announced that her office would not prosecute protesters arrested for nonviolent offenses such as curfew violations.
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Strife, curfews, and economic gloom are not new to Jammu & Kashmir.
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A nighttime curfew that was imposed a few weeks ago seems barely enforced now—no doubt to the relief of the women at the Ramada.
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On Friday afternoon, I stood by the Burger King checking the bars on my phone like a kid with a curfew.
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The city of Miran Shah, for example, was subjected to a nighttime curfew for years.
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Nixon said the curfew is necessary, despite the efforts of some Ferguson residents to prevent looting.
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And so swift was the imposition of the curfew that some foreigners were taken by surprise.