lawsthatexistin some USstatesthatpreventstoresfromopeningonSunday, or fromopeningbefore aparticulartime:Anderson CountychosetosuspendbluelawsforDecember.(Definition ofblue lawsfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofblue laws
blue lawsThey imposed harshbluelaws, and carefully regulated the behavior of servants.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence thatbluelawswere originally printed on blue paper.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bluelawsare laws designed to enforce religious standards.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He opposed the state'sbluelawsand advocated industrial development and urban renewal.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bluelawsoften prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This section of the constitution was amended by bipartisan consensus in 1834 at the same time that severalbluelawswere repealed.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The oldbluelawswere stringently enforced, and the penalty for infringement was usually a sharp one.FromProject GutenbergAbolishing the use of alcoholic drinks and of tobacco, putting thebluelawsinto effect, suppressing all rough sports, may make a cleaner, more sanitary, more hygienic, a quieter world.FromProject GutenbergThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/blue-laws##
