cur·few 
/ˈkɚfju/ noun
plural cur·fews /ˈkɚfju/ noun 1 a : an order or law that requires people to be indoors after a certain time at night [count] ▪ The teens were stopped by police for violating the curfew. ▪ The city ordered/imposed a curfew soon after the rioting started. [noncount] ▪ The town was placed under curfew.
b [noncount] : the period of time when such an order or law is in effect
▪ No one is allowed on the streets during the curfew. 2 [count] chiefly US : the time set by a parent at which a child has to be back home after going out
▪ He has a 10 o'clock curfew.
b [noncount] : the period of time when such an order or law is in effect
▪ No one is allowed on the streets during the curfew.
▪ He has a 10 o'clock curfew.
