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noun
A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, historical
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noun
Any puritanical or restrictive law, especially one that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on a Sunday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, broadly
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noun
a statute regulating work on Sundays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: law
History
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