ordinance
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈɔrdɪnəns/
- Formal
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ordenanza
- The city council passed an important ordinance to limit noise pollution in residential areas.
- a local ordinance
- pass an ordinance
- laws and ordinances
You have to you have to go to the CT ordinance, pass the CT laws and then the the.
- You have to you have to go to the CT ordinance, pass the CT laws and then the the.
Examples
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You know it is against the city ordinance to keep chickens or livestock.
Fiction book (1990) -
The model anti-pornography legislation provided the framework for ordinances in Minneapolis and Indianapolis.
Academic text (1990) -
There was no such ordinance, and I knew it, but I said, "Yes, officer."
Fiction book (2002) -
And it was practically a town ordinance passed against her.
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You need a civic ordinance or a resolution by a board of...
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The authority is working with local jurisdictions to develop a model recycling ordinance for all construction projects.
Academic text (1999) -
There's a city ordinance against making noise on Main Street before noon on Sunday.
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Almost immediately, the constitutionality of the Indianapolis ordinance was challenged in federal district court.
Academic text (1990) -
Ventura County has a mandatory recycling ordinance stating that businesses must recycle materials that the county mandates.
Academic text (1999) -
Caroline County and Culpeper County, both in Virginia, have adopted ordinances banning the land application of sewage sludge.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
A rule made by a government that people must follow
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3.0
An instruction from someone in power that must be followed
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3.4
An official rule made by an authority
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8.5
An official order that a government or person in power gives
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5.3
A rule made by a group that tells members how to behave and run the group
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7.2
An official order from a person or government in power that people must follow
An official rule made by a ruler or council
How Binding
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ordinance comes from the Latin verb ordinare, meaning 'to put in order'. Like the common word order, it once meant an official 'ordering' by those in authority, so an ordinance is a local law or rule.