curfew

Also known as kerfew, lockdown

thumb|Atlanta Police Department enforce a curfew in Atlanta, Georgia, during the 2020 [[George Floyd protests.|300x300px]]

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A curfew is a rule that requires people to be off the streets and stay indoors during certain hours, typically enforced by police. It matters because governments sometimes use curfews during emergencies or civil unrest to maintain order, though they can also raise concerns about civil liberties and their actual effectiveness.

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Commons category: Curfews

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thumb|Atlanta Police Department enforce a curfew in Atlanta, Georgia, during the 2020 [[George Floyd protests.|300x300px]]

A curfew is an order that imposes certain regulations during specified hours. Typically, curfews order all people affected by them to remain indoors during the evening and nighttime hours. Such an order is most often issued by public authorities, but may also be given by the owner of a house to those living in the household. For instance, children are often given curfews by their parents, and an au pair is traditionally given a curfew by which time they must return to their host family's home. Some jurisdictions have juvenile curfews which affect all persons under a certain age not accompanied by an adult or engaged in certain approved activities.