[noun] [C] - a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, esp. during a war or a period of political troubleto impose/enforce/lift/end a curfewThere's a curfew from eleven at night until seven in the morning.What time is the curfew?He was shot for breaking (= not obeying) the curfew.
CURFEW
Meaning of CURFEW in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012