Editing Curfew (section)

==Types==
* An order issued by public authorities or military forces requiring everyone or certain people to be indoors at certain times, often at night. It can be imposed to maintain public order (as was the case with the [[northeast blackout of 2003]], the [[2005 French riots]], the [[2010 Chile earthquake]], the [[2011 Egyptian revolution]], and the [[Ferguson unrest|2014 Ferguson unrest]]), or suppress targeted groups. Curfews have long been directed at certain groups in many cities or states, such as [[Japanese Americans|Japanese-American]] university students on the [[West Coast of the United States]] during [[World War II]], African-Americans in many towns during the time of [[Jim Crow laws]], or people younger than a certain age (usually within a few years either side of 18) in many towns of the United States since the 1980s. In recent times, curfews have been imposed by many countries during disease epidemics or [[pandemic]]s such as the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; see below.
* A rule set for a child or teenager by their parents or [[legal guardian]]s, requiring them to return home by a specific time, usually in the evening or night. This may apply daily, or vary with the day of the week, e.g., if the minor has to go to school the next day.
* An order by the head of household to a domestic assistant such as an au pair or [[nanny]]. The domestic assistant must then return home by a specific time.
* A daily requirement for guests to return to their [[hostel]] before a specified time, usually in the evening or night.
* A daily requirement that a person subject to a [[court order]], such as [[probation]] or [[bail]] conditions, must return to their home before a certain hour and be inside it until a certain hour of the morning.
* In [[baseball]], a time after which a game must end, or play be suspended. For example, in the [[American League]] the curfew rule for many years decreed that no [[innings|inning]] could begin after 1&nbsp;am local time (with the exception of international games).
* In aeronautics, [[night flying restrictions]] may restrict aircraft operations over a defined period in the nighttime, to limit the disruption of [[aircraft noise]] on the sleep of nearby residents. Notable examples are the London airports of [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]], [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] and [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted]], which operate under the [[Quota Count system]].
* In a few locations in the UK, patrons of licensed premises may not enter after a "curfew" time, also known as "last orders". In [[Inverclyde]], for example, this is currently set at 12:00&nbsp;am.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/greenock/articles/2010/02/26/397551-pub-and-club-curfew-extended|title=Pub and club curfew extended|work=Greenock Telegraph|date=26 February 2010 }}</ref> 
* In many boarding schools, students are usually ordered by school staff to stay in their dormitories at night.