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curfew
UK /ˈkɜː.fjuː/ US /ˈkɝ.fju/
noun 5
Collocations
8(noun.)
ADJ
strict | dusk-to-dawn, night, night-time, 24-hour, 7 p.m., etc.
VERB + CURFEW
declare, impose, order, place sth under
The mayor ordered a strict nighttime curfew after the riots in the city center.
lift
The government decided to lift the curfew after the situation improved.
break, defy
The teenagers broke curfew last night and didn't return home until midnight.
CURFEW + VERB
be in force
During the pandemic, a strict nighttime curfew was in force across the city for several months.
PREP
under ~
During the riots, the neighborhood remained under curfew for two weeks.
~ on
The city imposed a strict curfew on all residents after the riots broke out.
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