legal holiday
noun
: a holiday established by legal authority and marked by restrictions on work and transaction of official business
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Each state gets to determine its legal holidays, the report states.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.
—Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
That bill would also allow the sale if the check isn’t completed within three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.
—Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
That bill would also allow the sale if the check isn’t completed within three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20holiday. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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