curfew
宵禁
definition
noun
a dusk-to-dawn curfew
a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night.
example
The standoff ceased with the advent of the midnight 'curfew' .
He had regained her trust the night before, after telling her of numerous time that she had let him back into the boarding house when he had returned after 'curfew' .
My 'curfew' was usually midnight, but not for dates.
Her parents had given her a 'curfew' of midnight, so she had heaps of time.
All she needed was a midnight 'curfew' and glass slippers and she would be set.
The execution was to take place at the ringing of the evening 'curfew' bell.
Together they agree to break the 'curfew' to show me how people are coping.
The camp compensated by making a later 'curfew' for those on time off.
Your 'curfew' is at midnight unless otherwise noted.
Ever since I broke 'curfew' , I showed no promise of learning my lesson.
It wasn't long until the 'curfew' bang sounded and we were shuffled out once again.
Today it is still heavily guarded, with numerous checkpoints and a nighttime 'curfew' .
It was past my 'curfew' and I could tell that I looked panicked because of the face Jake was making.
When Mom and Dad are home, our 'curfew' is midnight.
The neighbours, he recalls, allowed him to play until a daily 'curfew' of 10 pm.
Police introduced an overnight 'curfew' on Thursday in Colombo and have tightened security measures throughout city.
to be out after 'curfew' without permission was to risk punishment
to be abroad after 'curfew' without permission was to risk punishment
a dusk-to-dawn 'curfew'
By that time, the male was already at his home, having managed to cook up an excuse for breaking the midnight 'curfew' .
Do you remember how mad they were when we were an hour past 'curfew' last year?
they had to return before the 'curfew' sounded
He gets half way across town before the cop patrolling his neighborhood pulls him over for 'curfew' violation.
We saw them lifting an overnight 'curfew' that had been in place also since April when the old regime fell.
He took full 24 hours before doing so and clamping 'curfew' in some areas.
You remember the feeling: You had a midnight 'curfew' , but your friends were free to roam wild until dawn.
He was posted in the marketplace area of the city, enforcing the 'curfew' .
a dusk-to-dawn 'curfew'
As with many parks around the city, a midnight 'curfew' is imposed.
He walks further until one o'clock in the morning (past the 'curfew' for apprentices) and ends up in the graveyard in Copp's Hill.
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