Ordinance - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɔːrdɪnəns|
Brit.
|ˈɔːdɪnəns|
noun
- an authoritative rule (syn: regulation)
- a statute enacted by a city government
- the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders (syn: ordination)
- a statute enacted by a city government
- the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders (syn: ordination)
Extra examples
The town has passed a zoning ordinance limiting construction.
...a local ordinance forbids all street parking during snowstorms...
The town issued an ordinance that all dogs should be muzzled.
...an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets...
This ordinance was frequently by synecdoche spoken of as the Breaking of Bread.
Word forms
noun
singular: ordinance
plural: ordinances
singular: ordinance
plural: ordinances
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