Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An authoritative command or order.
- noun A custom or practice established by long usage.
- noun A Christian rite, especially the Eucharist.
- noun A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Ordering; disposition; arrangement.
- noun Orderly disposition; proper arrangement; regular order; due proportion.
- noun Order; rank; dignity; position.
- noun Preparation; provision; array; arrangement.
- noun An appliance; an appointment; an arrangement; equipment: as, ordinance of war; hence, specifically, cannon; ordnance. See
ordnance . - noun Established state or condition; regular or established mode of action; proceeding as regulated by authority.
- noun Regulation by authority; a command; an appointment; an order; that which is ordained, ordered, or appointed; a rule or law established by authority; edict; decree, as of the Supreme Being or of Fate; law or statute made by human authority; authoritative regulation.
- noun Eccles., a religious ceremony, rite, or practice established by authority: as, the ordinance of baptism.
- noun In architecture, arrangement; system; order: said of a part or detail as well as of an architectural whole.
- noun Synonyms Edict, Decree, etc. See
law . - To arm with ordnance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
- noun A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government.
- noun (Eccl.) An established rite or ceremony.
- noun obsolete Rank; order; station.
- noun obsolete Ordnance; cannon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a local
law orregulation . - noun a religious
practice orritual prescribed by the church.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an authoritative rule
- noun a statute enacted by a city government
- noun the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Interesting comments about symbolism here. that's really what this ordinance is all about -- stating the City's intent, its belief, that SOMEthing is going to happen to make Seattle streets safer.
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Morning Fizzy, you have raised a good point about how this ordinance is a smokescreen for the City of Seattle's neglect of a much bigger problem -- the massive scale on which Seattle residents have been ripped off by excesses of the financial industry.
Mayor’s Ally, Mike O’Brien, Goes His Own Way on 520 and Aggressive Panhandling « PubliCola 2010
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I think this ordinance is addressing a problem that doesn't exist ( "aggressive panhandling" is not my issue downtown) -- unless we're talking about Burgess 'mayoral ambitions (and, hey McGinn, way to set up a preview of the next election by vetoing this).
Tim vs. Tim: The Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance « PubliCola 2010
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[UPDATE: Meant to include this paragraph, but then completely forgot; thanks to David Gerstman (Soccer Dad) for the reminder:] I think this ordinance is also applicable in incorporated towns or cities in the County, since Montgomery County is the same sort of art.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Was SEIU’s Picketing Illegal, Whether or Not They Trespassed? 2010
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Critics say the ordinance is a thinly disguised effort to shut down the protests, a notion denied by the church.
Scientology cult critics blast ordinance limiting protests 2009
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And this ordinance is about specific behavior that violates the rights of others, especially vulnerable people like women and the elderly to be free from behavior that violates their right to be free from fear as they walk the streets.
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If no individuals are harmed, then there can be no "societal" harm, and the ordinance is therefore an abuse of legislative power.
Sound Politics: Why Is Seattle Such a Wuss About Strip Clubs? 2006
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Care Facilities Ordinance, it's worth noting upon what basis the ordinance is constructed:
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Fourth Ward Alderman Rick Lawrence said the ordinance is unnecessary because state and local noise and parking laws already address the issues that worry Hart-Burns.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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The story explains the micromanagement ordinance is the brainchild of 2nd Ward Alderman Juany Garza who said the reason to knock out lights, reindeer and Santa Claus is because in Aurora "we have so many lazy people."
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