an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
a public injunction or regulation: a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing.
something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or destiny.
Ecclesiastical.
an established rite or ceremony.
a sacrament.
the communion.
Origin of ordinance
1275–1325; Middle English ordinaunce (<Old French ordenance) <Medieval Latin ordinantia, derivative of Latin ordinant- (stem of ordināns), present participle of ordināre to arrange. See ordination, -ance
Since then, the Louisville Metro Council unanimously voted to pass “Breonna’s Law,” an ordinance that bans the use of no-knock warrants.
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The ordinance will require that hotels of 200 rooms or more give laid-off employees a chance to apply for positions as they open up before extending offers to others.
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The ordinance would not just extend to union workers, but all service and hospitality workers.
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The ordinance also, though, covers conflicts of interest involving future employers.
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In the years that followed, cities began adopting ordinances that instead split land into economic zones, with distinct areas for industrial activity, commercial businesses, multifamily housing and single-family housing.
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Call 575-8330 and tell the Fayetteville City Council members and Mayor Jordan to vote ‘no’ on ordinance 119.
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On October 2011, the prefecture established an ordinance imposing fines and potential jail time.