CURFEW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curfew mean? 

• CURFEW (noun)
  The noun CURFEW has 3 senses:

1. the time that the curfew signal is sounded

2. a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions

3. an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited

  Familiarity information: CURFEW used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURFEW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The time that the curfew signal is sounded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("curfew" is a kind of...):

deadline (the point in time at which something must be completed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("curfew" is a kind of...):

sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("curfew" is a kind of...):

decree; edict; fiat; order; rescript (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge))

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)