legal holiday

noun

: a holiday established by legal authority and marked by restrictions on work and transaction of official business

Examples of legal holiday in a Sentence

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City of Chicago offices, for instance, will be closed, but Delaware doesn’t recognize this as a legal holiday. Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 Each state gets to determine its legal holidays, the report states. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024 And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia. Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024 That bill would also allow the sale if the check isn’t completed within three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for legal holiday 

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of legal holiday was in 1805

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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20holiday. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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legal holiday

noun
: a holiday established by legal authority

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