ordinance | | |
n. (communication) | 1. ordinance, regulation | an authoritative rule. |
| ~ game law | a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals. |
| ~ prescript, rule | prescribed guide for conduct or action. |
| ~ age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position. |
| ~ assize | the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale. |
| ~ speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road. |
n. (communication) | 2. ordinance | a statute enacted by a city government. |
| ~ legislative act, statute | an act passed by a legislative body. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
n. (act) | 3. ordinance, ordination | the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders.; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" |
| ~ appointment, designation, naming, assignment | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position.; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
| ~ laying on of hands | laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination. |
| ~ holy order | the sacrament of ordination. |
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