legal holiday. A day designated by law as exempt from court proceedings, issuance of process, and the like. • Legal holidays vary from state to state. — Sometimes shortened to holiday. — Also termed nonjudicial day. [Cases: Holidays 1.]
legal holiday 〈美〉法定假日 制定法所宣告为假日的日期。该法的条款，如关于银行、股票交易所、政府机关等停业的规定决定了可以在该日合法办理的事务的性质。法律宣布某一天为法定假日，并不表明要将该日提高到星期日的地位。州与州之间关于法定假日的法律及实际效力不同。在某些州，在该日送达传票〔service of process〕无效；全部或只有部分商业停业；政府机关可能停止办公也可能不停止办公。法院并不认为法定假日即是非开庭日，除非法律有明文限制或法律之必然结果会如此。在具体案件中应查阅制定法和地方习惯以决定某一假日是否影响某些特定的预期行为。
A day when courts do not sit or when legal proceedings cannot be conducted, such as a Sunday or legal holiday. See LEGAL HOLIDAY; NON JURIDICUS. Cf. juridical day. [Cases: Time 8. C.J.S. Time §§ 8–10.]
lawful day 法定交易日 指进行商业交易或缔结特定合同的法定的日子。 (→legal holiday; nonjuridical day; Sunday; dies non)
feast, n. 1. Roman law. An established holiday or festival in the ecclesiastical calendar, used as a date in a legal instrument. 2. Hist. One of four principal days (feasts) of the year: March 25, the annunciation of the Virgin Mary; June 24, the birth of John the Baptist; September 28, the feast of St.
Under ERISA, any plan, fund, or program established or maintained by an employer or an employee organization for the purpose of providing to participants or their beneficiaries any number of potential benefits: medical, surgical, or hospital care or benefits; benefits in the event of sickness, accident, disability, death, or unemployment; vacation benefits; apprenticeship or other