English Dictionary

ordinance

/ˈɔːdɪnəns/

noun

(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city. / (England) Prior to the Third English Civil War, a decree of Parliament.

The city council passed an ordinance to regulate parking in residential areas.

意味（1）

(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.

意味（2）

(England) Prior to the Third English Civil War, a decree of Parliament.

意味（3）

(UK, pre-1992 universities, Commonwealth of Nations) Detailed legislation that translates the broad principles of the university's charter and statutes into practical effect.

意味（4）

(Hong Kong) A law enacted by the Hong Kong Legislative Council.

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(India, Pakistan) A temporary law promulgated by the president on the recommendation of the cabinet.

意味（6）

A religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church.

意味（7）

(proscribed) Alternative form of ordnance (“military equipment, especially artillery”).

The battered walls of Fort Sumter were reinforced, and heavier caliber ordinance was mounted in the embrasures, doubling the firepower , […]