Sunday in United States
Sunday Definition
The first day of the week. In some of the New England states it begins at sunsetting on Saturday, and ends at the same time the next day; but in other parts of the United States it generally commences at twelve o’clock on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and ends in twenty-four hours thereafter. 6 Gill & J. (Md.) 268. And see Bac. Abr. “Heresy, etc.” (D), “Sheriff” (N 4) ; 1 Salk. 78; 1 Sellon, Prac. 12. The “Sabbath,” the “Lord’s Day,” and “Sunday” all mean the same thing. 6 Gill & J. (Md.) 268. See 3 Watts (Pa.) 56, 59; 6 Watts (Pa.) 231.
Sunday in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
| Link | Description |
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| Sunday | Sunday in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
For starting research in the law of a foreign country:
Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Sunday
Scan Sunday in the appropriate area of law:
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Sunday in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Sunday | Sunday in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Resource | Description |
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| Sunday in the Dictionaries | Sunday in our legal dictionaries |
| http://lawi.us/sunday | The URI of Sunday (more about URIs) |
| Sunday related entries | Find related entries of Sunday |
Legal Issue for Attorneys
The first day of the week. In some of the New England states it begins at sunsetting on Saturday, and ends at the same time the next day; but in other parts of the United States it generally commences at twelve o’clock on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and ends in twenty-four hours thereafter. 6 Gill & J. (Md.) 268. And see Bac. Abr. “Heresy, etc.” (D), “Sheriff” (N 4) ; 1 Salk. 78; 1 Sellon, Prac. 12. The “Sabbath,” the “Lord’s Day,” and “Sunday” all mean the same thing. 6 Gill & J. (Md.) 268. See 3 Watts (Pa.) 56, 59; 6 Watts (Pa.) 231.
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This definition of Sunday is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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