legal holiday

/ˌˈligəl ˌhɑləˈdeɪ/

Other forms: legal holidays

Definitions of legal holiday

1. noun

   authorized by law and limiting work or official business
   synonyms: national holiday, public holiday

   types:

   January 1, New Year's, New Year's Day

   the first day of the year

   Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday

   observed on the Monday closest to January 15

   Presidents' Day

   the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington

   Decoration Day, Memorial Day

   legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war

   Fourth of July, Independence Day, July 4

   a legal holiday in the United States

   Labor Day

   first Monday in September in the United States and Canada

   Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12

   a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

   Christmas, Christmas Day, Dec 25, Xmas

   a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

   Boxing Day

   first weekday after Christmas

   bank holiday

   any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain

   Commonwealth Day, Empire day, May 24

   British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth

   Dominion Day, July 1

   a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867

   14 July, Bastille Day

   a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789

   Armistice Day, November 11, Veterans Day, Veterans' Day

   a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954

   Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day

   fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

   Victoria Day

   a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th

   type of:

   holiday

   a day on which work is suspended by law or custom