blue laws

noun

plural of blue law
as in ground rules

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  1. ground rules
  2. statutes
  3. laws
  4. ordinances
  5. acts
  6. commandments
  7. enactments
  8. dictates
Noun
  • Consider the 2012 General Agreement in Colombia, which established guidelines for future negotiations, an agenda, and ground rules that gave the talks structure and stability.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ground rules
Noun
  • This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the court's ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the Court’s ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of statutes
Noun
  • Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has repeatedly said the administration is working to establish conditions under which girls and women can attend classrooms or university campuses in line with Islamic Sharia laws.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With the inconspicuous glasses, however, that assumption becomes much harder to make—meaning privacy and consent laws can potentially be invoked.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of laws
Noun
  • However, the whole reason advocates wanted tighter zoning ordinances was to prevent vacation homes and short-term rentals from popping up everywhere.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Her office maintains city code functions and publishes ordinances and resolutions retained as official records in the city’s municipal library, according to the city clerk’s office.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordinances
Noun
  • The settlement plan also includes a pledge by the school to provide a statement to the claimant families condemning Lodge's criminal acts, and to detail improvements made to the organ donation program.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Starship Entertainment girl group, who debuted in February of 2025, were one of the main acts to perform on the 88rising stage at the festival last weekend, produced by 88rising and Goldenvoice.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of acts
Noun
  • Wilde’s nine buttercream commandments show home bakers how to create visually striking, deeply personal cakes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • After the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, interpreters understood Temple service broadly in terms of study, prayer, and upholding the commandments.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of commandments
Noun
  • Featuring interviews from a wide range of people across the ideological spectrum, as well as top-tier acting talent for historical re-enactments, this is a prestige series that's worth checking out.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
  • The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Definition of enactments
Noun
  • But rather than riding on the top of the mikoshi, or portable Shinto shrine, as tradition dictates, the heavily pregnant Kawata walked behind it.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • Starting next week, a 30-member task force will begin reviewing 24 proposals for a cut of Orange County’s Tourist Development Tax proceeds, which state law dictates must generally be used to promote tourism.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of dictates
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