ordinance

ordinance: or·di·nance /'ȯrd-ən-əns/ n: an authoritative decree or law; esp: a municipal regulation

a zoning ordinance

ordinance: I noun authoritative rule, canon, charter, code, command, decree, decretum, direction, edict, edictum, enactment, fiat, imperative, law, legal command, legislation, legislative decree, legislative edict, local law, local legislation, local rule, mandate, maxim, municipal code, municipal regulation, ordainment, order, ordination, prescript, proclamation, regulation, requirement, rule, statute associated concepts: city ordinance, criminal ordinance, local ordinance, municipal ordinance, regulatory ordinance, traffic ordinance, violation of an ordinance, zoning ordinance II index act (enactment), brevet, bylaw, canon, code, codification, dictate, direction (order), directive, edict, enactment, law, precept, prescription (directive), regulation (rule), rubric (authoritative rule), rule (legal dictate), statute, writ

ordinance: n.
A law, statute, or rule, usually enacted by a municipal or other local government.

ordinance: A law adopted by a town or city council, county board of supervisors, or other municipal governing board. Typically, local governments issue ordinances establishing zoning and parking rules, and regulating noise, garbage removal, and the operation of parks and other areas within the locality's borders.

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ordinance: n. A local law, usually on the municipality level, that, when fully enacted, has the same effect and force as a statute within that municipality.

ordinance: A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a municipal corporation.

ordinance: I
A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a municipal corporation.
II A rule established by authority; may be a municipal statute of a city council, regulating such matters as zoning, building, safety, matters of municipality, etc.

ordinance: n.

a statute enacted by a city or town.

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Synonyms:

Decree, edict, law, enactment, statute, rule, regulation, command, prescript, order, appointment / Rite, ceremony, observance, sacrament

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ordinance — (n.) c.1300, an authoritative direction, decree, or command (narrower or more transitory than a law), from O.Fr. ordenance (Mod.Fr. ordonnance), from M.L. ordinantia, from L. ordinantem (nom. ordinans), prp. of ordinare put in order (see ORDAIN… … Etymology dictionary
ordinance — canon, precept, *law, rule, regulation, statute … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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ordinance — ► NOUN formal 1) an authoritative order. 2) a religious rite. 3) N. Amer. a by law. ORIGIN Old French ordenance, from Latin ordinare arrange, ordain … English terms dictionary

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