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legal holiday
noun
- a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
legal holiday
noun
- any of several weekdays which are observed as national holidays Also called (Canadian)statutory holiday Brit equivalentbank holiday
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Word History and Origins
Origin of legal holiday1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences
The day, dedicated to the memory of heroes fallen in the Civil War, the thirtieth of May, was a legal holiday.
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Theodosius is much stricter; and the climax is reached with Justinian, when Sunday has become a legal holiday.
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When post-dated checks fall due on Sunday or a legal holiday they should be presented on the day following.
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Congress made Labor Day a legal holiday in 1894, but failed to placate the unions.
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Now the law says that banks shall keep open during certain hours on every business day, which is not a legal holiday.
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