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• n  the time that the curfew signal is sounded
• n  a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
• n  an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited

• The curfew has been cut back to the period from dusk to dawn, and buses and private transportation are once again permitted.
• Many a citizen wondered what was happening to Jimmy Byrnes's midnight curfew.
• So far 40 or so curfew violators have been arrested in Helena, 10 to 15 of whom were charged with felony offenses.

News & Articles

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• Louisiana town imposes curfew to cut crime
  The chief of police of Clinton, La., says he knows everyone in his small town, and that’s why he wants to keep it safe with an 11 p.m. curfew for all its residents.After 13 years with the Clinton police department, Chief Fred Dunn said he knows when crimes are going to occur. And they usually happen in the night hours.“The reason why I did the curfews is because of the businesses and home owners ...
  June 13, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Police chief imposes town-wide curfew to cut crime
  The chief of police of Clinton, La., says he knows everyone in his small town, and that’s why he wants to keep it safe with an 11 p.m. curfew for all its residents.
  June 13, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Juvenile curfew passes Cisco City Council vote, starts immediately
  Cisco juvenile curfew is now in effect.
  June 12, 2013 - Abilene Reporter-News

Quotes

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• Abu Bakr in Washington Post
  Very few parliament members showed up because of the curfew,said Mohammed Abu Bakr, head of the parliament's media office.
• Eric Mangini in Canton Repository
  We don't have curfew year-round,Mangini said. "I'd rather everybody be home."
• Devin Hester in USA Today
  Our curfew is midnight,said rookie Devin Hester, who played in college at Miami. "I told the guys everything starts (at South Beach) at 1 o'clock, so we'll already be in bed. Miami is a great place to visit and there are all kinds of...