what does curfew means
curfew noun [C or U]. âº a ârule that everyone must âstay at âhome between âparticular âtimes, usually at ânight, âespecially during a âwar or a âperiod of âpolitical âtrouble: to âimpose/âlift a curfew a âmidnight curfew He was âshot for âbreaking (= not âobeying) the curfew.