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ordinance

[ awr-dn-uhns ]

noun

  1. an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.

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  2. a public injunction or regulation:

    a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing.

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  3. something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or destiny.
  4. Ecclesiastical.
    1. an established rite or ceremony.
    2. a sacrament.
    3. the communion.


ordinance

/ ˈɔ˻åɪ²ÔÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. an authoritative regulation, decree, law, or practice
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ordinance1

1275–1325; Middle English ordinaunce (< Old French ordenance ) < Medieval Latin ordinantia, derivative of Latin ordinant- (stem of ´Ç°ù»å¾±²ÔÄå²Ô²õ ), present participle of ´Ç°ù»å¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð to arrange. See ordination, -ance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ordinance1

C14: from Old French ordenance, from Latin ´Ç°ù»å¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð to set in order
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Local ordinances do not allow entry fees at any events within the Deltopia footprint, and the Sheriff’s Office says it intends on shutting down any parties that violate this rule.

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The workers have preferential hiring rights under Long Beach’s concession worker retention ordinance.

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On Jan. 10, the City Council adopted an emergency ordinance that allowed for a streamlined and expedited permitting review process for schools.

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Los Angeles has touted its sweeping earthquake safety ordinance — the nation’s toughest, which requires thousands of buildings to be evaluated and strengthened if necessary.

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The ordinance will go before the City Council for a second reading and final approval in two weeks.

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