dies nefastus
noun
dies ne·fas·tus
-āsneˈfästəs
plural dies nefasti
-ˌstē
: a day on which secular activities were forbidden in ancient Rome
specifically
: a day on which the courts were closed and it was illegal (as for the praetors) to transact public judicial affairs
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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