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   ordinance

   /ˈɔːd(ɪ)nəns/

   noun

   • 1. an authoritative order. Similar edictdecreelawinjunctionfiatcommandorderrulerulingdictumdictatedirectivemandateenactmentstatuteactcanonregulationukasepronunciamento
   • ▪ a municipal by-law: North American "they issued an ordinance limiting the length of nets"
   • 2. a religious rite: "his strict observance of religious ordinances was no doubt quickened by the remorse he felt" Similar riteritualceremonysacramentobservanceserviceusageinstitutionpractice
   • 3. archaic term for ordonnance

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘arrangement in ranks’): from Old French ordenance, from medieval Latin ordinantia, from Latin ordinare ‘put in order’ (see ordain).

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   What does ordinance mean?

   • The meaning of ORDINANCE is an authoritative decree or direction : order. How to use ordinance in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ordinance.

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   What does Ordenance mean in English?

   • Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French ordenance order, disposition, from Medieval Latin ordinantia, from Latin ordinant-, ordinans, present participle of ordinare to put in order — more at ordain 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a “Ordinance.”

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   What is the difference between a statute and an ordinance?

   • statute implies a law enacted by a legislative body. ordinance applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality. canon suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide.

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   What does order mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ORDINANCE meaning: 1. a law or rule made by a government or authority: 2. a law or rule made by a government or…. Learn more.

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   Where do zoning ordinances come from?

   • They are also drawn from a variety of source material: poetry, statutes and ordinances, chronicles, account books. With a zoning ordinance, there was a plan of classification that was presumed to be valid. From a petition to the city authorities as a response to this ordinance we can infer that such practices were quite common.

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   What does let ordinance come as the gods foresay mean?

   • Let ordinance come as the gods foresay [=foretell] it. William Shakespeare law, rule, regulation, precept, statute, ordinance, canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority.

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   a law, usually one made by a city or regional government: The ordinance would require apartment managers to verify that renters are US citizens. Under the ordinance, a municipal court judge also will have the right to suspend offenders from driving for six months. a city / county / local ordinance.

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     a law or rule made by a government or authority: A city...

   • Znaczenie Ordinance, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ORDINANCE definicja: 1. a law or rule made by a government...

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     ORDINANCE translate: 法令，法規;條令，條例. Learn more in the...

   • Ordinance: Polish Translation

     ORDINANCE translate: rozporządzenie, zarządzenie. Learn more...

   • Ordinance in Simplified Chinese

     ORDINANCE translate: 法令，法规;条令，条例. Learn more in the...

   • Ordinance in Russian

     ORDINANCE translate: указ, закон . Learn more in the...

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   The meaning of ORDINANCE is an authoritative decree or direction : order. How to use ordinance in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ordinance.

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   Ordinance definition: an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.. See examples of ORDINANCE used in a sentence.

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   noun. 1. a direction or command of an authoritative nature. 2. that which is held to be a decree of fate or of a deity. 3. an established or prescribed practice or usage, esp. a religious rite. 4. US. a governmental, now esp. municipal, statute or regulation. SIMILAR WORDS: law. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   a law or rule made by a government or authority: A city ordinance forbids the parking of cars in this area. (Definition of ordinance from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   1. an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command. 2. a public injunction or regulation: a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing. 3. something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or destiny. 4. an established rite or ceremony.

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    a law or rule that limits or controls something: a tax ordinance. (Definition of ordinance from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)