legal holiday

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noun

a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.

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Origin of legal holiday

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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How to use legal holiday in a sentence

The most notorious states are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where death is an acceptable legal remedy.
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Weeks retained an unparalleled legal team, which included bitter political rivals Hamilton and Burr.
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What if there were a legal dispute between the foreign investor and his or her Egyptian partners or collaborators?
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However, legal issues are only one of the things standing between an ex-prisoner and a job.
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The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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Ascension being a holiday here, all we pianists made up a walking party out to Tiefurt, about two miles distant.
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For instance, few workmen will take a holiday; they prefer a "day's out" or "play."
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He was guilty of the weakness of taking refuge in what is called, I believe, in legal phrase, a side-issue.
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Isaacson did not visit Mrs. Chepstow again before he left London for his annual holiday.
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The legal framework of the State and of obedience to the law in which industrial society is set threatens to break asunder.
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British Dictionary definitions for legal holiday

legal holiday

noun

US any of several weekdays which are observed as national holidaysAlso called (Canadian): statutory holiday Brit equivalent: bank holiday

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legal holiday

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