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legal holiday

noun

a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.

legal holiday

any of several weekdays which are observed as national holidays Also called (Canadian)statutory holiday Brit equivalentbank holiday

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

The day, dedicated to the memory of heroes fallen in the Civil War, the thirtieth of May, was a legal holiday.

Theodosius is much stricter; and the climax is reached with Justinian, when Sunday has become a legal holiday.

When post-dated checks fall due on Sunday or a legal holiday they should be presented on the day following.

Congress made Labor Day a legal holiday in 1894, but failed to placate the unions.

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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