legal holiday

Definition of legal holidaynext

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Recent Examples of legal holiday Wisconsin state statutes classify Veterans Day as a legal holiday. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025 The only exception is if the registration deadline falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, according to the Secretary of State website. Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025 Ten states recognize Columbus Day as an unpaid public holiday, legal holiday or day of recognition, according to Pew Research Center, and these include Washington, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday. Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal holiday
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Noun
  • Millions of Muslims around the world will celebrate the holy day, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, at the end of May this year.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • The holy day commemorates the martyrdom of Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, who was Muhammad’s grandson by his daughter Fāṭimah and his son-in-law ʿAlī and is revered by the Shiʿah as the third imam.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The team went through eight head coaches (including interims) during that span, with Kubiak being the ninth, and six general managers.
    Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Over the past month, however, the benchmark 10-year gilt yield has risen by around 19 basis points, while the longer-term 30-year gilt yield has added around 21 basis points, with both seeing choppy trade in the interim.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Offered seasonally, each event spotlights wines from a new region paired with a family-style feast of off-menu dishes prepared by Le Crocodile’s kitchen.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • At-home feasts for Thanksgiving and Christmas still will be offered this year, and the Samsons are considering a blowout New Year’s Eve soirée too.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Athena logged peak penetration rates exceeding 350 feet per hour and sustained over 130 feet per hour through long intervals.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That posting also got questions about the 40-month intervals, as well as blowback for the reminder of the passage of time.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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