curfew

3 definitions • 6 examples

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.

lift a curfew Local officials lifted a curfew that had been imposed on the city.

break a curfew He was shot for breaking (= not obeying) the curfew.

a time by which a child must be home in the evening:

You'll be in trouble if you get home after curfew.

a rule that some or all people must stay off the streets during particular hours, used esp. to maintain peace during a period of violence:

to impose/lift a curfew