ORDINANCE
\ˈɔːdɪnəns], \ˈɔːdɪnəns], \ˈɔː_d_ɪ_n_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of ORDINANCE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
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A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance.
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An established rite or ceremony.
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Rank; order; station.
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Ordnance; cannon.
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Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
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A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance.
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An established rite or ceremony.
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Rank; order; station.
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Ordnance; cannon.
By Noah Webster.
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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 that affect people who live or do business within the locality's borders.
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