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ordinance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ordinance

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature

a local ordinance forbids all street parking during snowstorms

Synonyms of ordinance

act, bill, constitution, enactment, law, statute

Words Related to ordinance

command, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, fiat, ruling

bylaw, ground rule, regulation, rule

amendment, legislation

common law, martial law

blue law

prohibition, proscription, restriction

canon, capitulary, encyclical

Near Antonyms of ordinance

higher law

Synonym Discussion of ordinance

law, rule, regulation, precept, statute, ordinance, canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority.

- obey the law

rule applies to more restricted or specific situations.

- the rules of the game

regulation implies prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system.

- regulations affecting nuclear power plants

precept commonly suggests something advisory and not obligatory communicated typically through teaching.

- the precepts of effective writing

statute implies a law enacted by a legislative body.

- a statute requiring the use of seat belts

ordinance applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality.

- a city ordinance

canon suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide.

- the canons of good taste

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