0 a law that limits activities that are considered not to be moral for religious reasons, such as shopping or working on Sundays
1 a law that prevents or limits particular activities on Sundays, such as opening stores or selling alcoholic drinks
Enforcement of the blue laws would make Sunday not a day of resting but of arresting.
The laws against witchcraft, the long line of "blue laws," the laws affecting religious beliefs and many social customs, are well-known examples of legal and innocent acts which legislatures and courts have once made criminal.
The old blue laws were stringently enforced, and the penalty for infringement was usually a sharp one.
They imposed harsh blue laws, and carefully regulated the behavior of servants.
Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that blue laws were originally printed on blue paper.
Blue laws are laws designed to enforce religious standards.
He opposed the state's blue laws and advocated industrial development and urban renewal.
This section of the constitution was amended by bipartisan consensus in 1834 at the same time that several blue laws were repealed.
