legal holiday — UK US noun [C] ► US an official public holiday when businesses are closed: »Monday was Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. → Compare BANK HOLIDAY(Cf. ↑bank holiday) ► LAW a day on which courts of law are closed: »The… … Financial and business terms
legal holiday — n AmE an official holiday on which most government offices and banks are closed British Equivalent: bank holiday … Dictionary of contemporary English
legal holiday — ☆ legal holiday n. a holiday set by statute, during which government and, usually, business affairs are suspended, schools and courts are closed, etc … English World dictionary
legal holiday — noun authorized by law and limiting work or official business (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday • Hypernyms: ↑holiday • Hyponyms: ↑New Year s Day, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
legal holiday — noun Date: 1867 a holiday established by legal authority and marked by restrictions on work and transaction of official business … New Collegiate Dictionary
legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
legal holiday — noun N. Amer. a statutory public holiday … English new terms dictionary
legal holiday — le′gal hol′iday n. a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
legal holiday — /ˌli:g(ə)l hɒlɪdeɪ/ noun a day when banks and other businesses are closed … Dictionary of banking and finance
holiday — I noun celebration, day of festivities, day off, dies festus, feriae, festival, fete, furlough, gala, jubilee, leave, leisure, lull, recess, rest, time off, vacation associated concepts: general holiday, legal holiday II index furlough … Law dictionary
