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Blue Law

blue law n

[blue puritanical]
: a statute regulating work, commerce, and amusements on Sunday NOTE: Existing blue laws derive from the numerous extremely rigorous laws designed to regulate morals and conduct that were enacted in colonial New England.

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
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