CURFEW
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)
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)
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 communication that encodes a message)
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)
