Word Finder - curfew

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Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.

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The time when such restriction begins.

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A signal indicating this time.

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A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.

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A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.

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The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.

The custom of tolling the curfew still prevails in Okehampton.

His parents are really strict about his curfew.

The government has imposed a week long curfew during this time of unrest in the country.

Sally's parents are so laid back, they haven't even given her a curfew on school nights.

His grades have greatly improved since he has begun following his curfew.

Harry and his friends were almost discovered by the authorities when they broke curfew.

My parents gave me a curfew as soon as I got my driver's license.

Her parent's rule of a 9pm curfew seems very unreasonable to me.

Samuel abides his parents decision about his curfew, albeit reluctantly.

The crowd had defied a night-time curfew to carry out the protest.

A new bill in 2004 replaced this, and included additional measures such as an 11pm curfew for firework use.

Two of the dead had ASBOs against them and were under 10pm curfew.

Last month a curfew was enforced in our town.

Sadly however, our experience is cut short by a curfew, tho the band is quite amiable about it.

For ringing the curfew bell for one year 1 10 0 Price of Provisions, and Laborer's Wages.

They have imposed a curfew on the 37,000 refugees to be inside their tents by 10pm.

Even when they lift the curfew we cannot go out, we are so close to the president's compound.

Let's say the teen has broken curfew by a few hours.

They have to abide by the house rules, including a strict curfew.

A military curfew was imposed on the area for a period of 34 hours with movement of people heavily restricted.

Families can offer their relative a place to stay to enable them to be released early under the home detention curfew scheme.

A midnight curfew was still in force - not a safe place for a stranger.

A curfew is set to ensure that any such deviants will be put away for such an anti-social act.

Why are they issued with orders for a curfew by their so-called liberators?

There's even a 9pm curfew - signaled, somewhat forcefully, by a volley of gunfire across the valley.

The house of Catherine Glover, the "Fair Maid of Perth," still stands in Curfew Row.

She wears red nail varnish and breaks camp curfew by sitting up past midnight swigging vodka and grape juice.

I totally lost track of time, and I'm going to break my curfew tonight.

They can take yer curfew, but they can't take..

Even though teens will do things like break curfew or sneak out at night, continue to enforce your rules as a caring parent.

Others have invoked a daytime curfew, allowing police to question any young person not in school during school hours.

Taking a child out to a favorite restaurant, or letting an older child negotiate a slightly later curfew for exceptional jobs well done are two possible rewards.

Whether it be bedtime, weekend curfew, or limited television regulations, without the differentiating opinions of a separate parent, one parent has the opportunity to gain full control.

Well, logic will tell you that Cinderella couldn't have sprinted home in time to meet her curfew in real glass shoes and Wonder Woman couldn't have made emergency landings in a breakable aircraft.

Remember, you want a shoe that allows you to look like a princess, feel like a superhero, complements your prom dress and allows you to run home in time for your curfew.

After the riots, the whole town was placed under a curfew.

Curfew has passed and it's the only way to connect with friends.

With older teens, parents and the birthday teen should agree on a curfew and the party ending time should be included on the invitation.

Susan was such a goody two-shoes as an adolescent, she never went to any parties or stayed out past curfew.

Our district has begun to consider implementing a curfew in the near future.

After missing her curfew, Caroline was grounded for two weeks.