blue law in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.blue <bluer, bluest> [Am blu, Brit bluː] ADJ

II.blue [Am blu, Brit bluː] N

III.blue [Am blu, Brit bluː] VB trans Brit inf

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1.2. law U (collectively):

the law
la ley
to break the law
violar or contravenir or infringir la ley
to enforce the law
imponer or hacer respetar la ley
it is against the law to take them out of the country
es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley sacarlos del país
to stay within the law
actuar dentro de la ley
to operate within/outside the law
operar dentro/fuera de la ley
no one is above the law
nadie está por encima de la ley
in accordance with the law
en conformidad con la ley
in accordance with the law
de acuerdo a or con la ley
permitted by law
permitido por la ley
required by law
exigido por (la) ley
required by law
obligatorio
under French law
según la ley or la legislación francesa
these proposals became law in 1987
estas propuestas se hicieron ley en 1987
his word is law in this house
en esta casa su palabra es ley
to lay down the law
dar órdenes
she's already laying down the law
ya está dando órdenes
to take the law into one's own hands
tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc.) propia mano

blue law in the PONS Dictionary

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Blue laws are laws designed to enforce religious standards.
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They imposed harsh blue laws, and carefully regulated the behavior of servants.
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This section of the constitution was amended by bipartisan consensus in 1834 at the same time that several blue laws were repealed.
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They also say the underpinnings of the blue law are wormy with age and irrelevance -- one of the last relicts of colonial nanny-state dogma.
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Blue laws often prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores.
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He opposed the state's blue laws and advocated industrial development and urban renewal.
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Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that blue laws were originally printed on blue paper.
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