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Definition of "curfew" []

  • A regulation requiring certain or all people to leave the streets or be at home at a prescribed hour. (noun)
  • The time at which such a restriction begins or is in effect: a 10 P.M. curfew for all residents. (noun)
  • The signal, such as a bell, announcing the beginning of this restriction. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "curfew" in a sentence
  • "His sentencing and punishment bill, which is now before parliament, will give the courts powers to extend the tag curfew limit from 12 hours a day to 16."
  • "Being a teenager, I disagree that a curfew is the correct way to go about things."
  • "Apparently Quan is not comfortable with the word "curfew.""