night curfew
After-dark prohibition order
A night curfew is an official order prohibiting people from being outdoors during nighttime hours.
Governments impose night curfews during emergencies, civil unrest, or wartime to maintain order or public safety: The city declared a night curfew from 10 PM to 6 AM.
The phrase is somewhat redundant, since most curfews already apply to nighttime hours.
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- restrictionLimit on action
- martialRelating to warfare
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- sirenWailing alert device
emergency · martial law · violation · enforcement · empty streets · dusk · streets · deserted · ghost town · quarantine · outbreak · state of emergency · police · checkpoint · permit · silence · darkness · wartime
night curfewfreedom of movement
Liberty to travel unimpeded
free movement · free passage · right to roam · 24-hour access · open city
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