breaking curfew
Out past allowed
Breaking curfew means violating a rule that requires being home or indoors by a specified time.
Curfews typically apply to teenagers restricted by parents or to the general public during emergencies or civil unrest.
She got grounded for breaking curfew.
Dozens were arrested for breaking curfew during the protests.
- sneak outLeave without detection
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- late nightTime near midnight
- groundedStable and realistic
- house arrestCourt-ordered domestic detention
grounded for life · trouble · rebellious · teenage · punishment · escape · darkness · forbidden · risk · thrill · parents · getting caught · police · streetlights · consequences · defiance · prowling · caught
- historical crimestreason, heresy, blasphemy, witchcraft, piracy
- status offensestruancy, underage drinking, incorrigibility, minor in possession, ungovernability
- taboostaboo, incest, cannibalism, bestiality, necrophilia