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A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing…A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, historical)A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.
(Canada, US, broadly)Any puritanical or restrictive law, especially one that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on a Sunday.
More definitions
- a statute regulating work on Sundays