curfew
/ˈkɜːfjuː/noun
उच्चारण कर्फ़्यू
कर्फ़्यू
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[C, U]
a law that says that people must not go outside during a particular period of time, especially at night
कर्फ़्यू
- A curfew was imposed after the riots.
- impose or lift a curfew
- The town remained under curfew for three days.
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- Authorities lifted the curfew when calm returned.
- Residents were told to stay indoors during the curfew.
- A night curfew was imposed to control the crowds.
Synonyms restriction lockdown ban embargo
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[C]
the time when children must be home in the evening
(घर लौटने का) नियत समय
- Her curfew is nine o'clock.
- The hostel warden imposed a strict curfew of ten o'clock for first-year students.
- Aman got home after his curfew and was scolded.
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- The hostel's curfew is strictly enforced.
- Her parents set an eight o'clock curfew on weekdays.
AaSpelling
cur·few
With -few (not 'curfue').
अंत में -few ('curfue' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Impose a curfew, lift a curfew, a night curfew, break the curfew.
Collocations: impose a curfew (कर्फ्यू लगाना), lift a curfew (कर्फ्यू हटाना), a night curfew (रात का कर्फ्यू), break the curfew (कर्फ्यू तोड़ना)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the old French 'cover fire', when people had to put out fires at night.
पुरानी French 'cover fire' से, जब लोगों को रात में आग बुझानी पड़ती थी।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Section 144 of the old CrPC (now Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) allows authorities to ban gatherings of four or more people; a curfew is a stricter order.
पुरानी CrPC की धारा 144 (अब भारतीय नागरिक सुरक्षा संहिता की धारा 163) अधिकारियों को चार या अधिक लोगों के जमावड़े पर रोक लगाने देती है; curfew अधिक कड़ा आदेश है।