ordinance
21ordinance — noun Ordinance is used after these nouns: ↑preservation …
22ordinance — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)dɪnəns[/t]] ordinances N COUNT An ordinance is an official rule or order. [FORMAL] ...ordinances that restrict building development. Syn: regulation …
23ordinance — noun (C) 1 an order given by a ruler or governing organization: a Royal ordinance 2 AmE a law, usually of a city or town, that forbids or restricts an activity: contravening city ordinances …
24ordinance — or•di•nance [[t]ˈɔr dn əns[/t]] n. 1) an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command 2) gov a public injunction or regulation: a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing[/ex] 3) something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or… …
25ordinance — The act of the legislative body of a municipal corporation. A local law of a municipal corporation, of a general and permanent nature. 37 Am J1st Mun Corp § 142. A bylaw of a municipal corporation. 37 Am J1st Mun Corp § 142. A rule established… …
26Ordinance 17 Victoria Number 7 — Ordinance 17 Victoria Number 7, entitled Ordinance for the Suppression of Violent Crimes Committed by Convicts Illegally at Large, was an ordinance that permitted capital punishment for escaped convicts who committed violent crimes while on the… …
27Ordinance (Christian) — Ordinance is a Protestant Christian term for baptism, communion and other religious rituals. Some Protestants do not call them sacraments because they believe these rituals are outward expressions of faith, rather than impartations of God s grace …
28Ordinance (Christianity) — Ordinance is a Protestant Christian term for baptism, communion and other religious rituals. Some Protestants, like the Mennonites[1], do not call them sacraments because they believe these rituals are outward expressions of faith, rather than… …
29ordinance, ordnance — Ordinance means a regulation, rule, law, or a public injunction or decree: It is a town ordinance to curb your dog. The town council recently debated an ordinance concerning garbage disposal. Ordnance, a shortened form of ordinance, has come to… …
30Ordinance (Latter Day Saints) — In Mormonism, an ordinance is a religious ritual of special significance, often involving the formation of a covenant with God. Ordinances are performed by the authority of the priesthood and in the name of Jesus Christ. The term has a meaning… …
