ORDINANCES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

ordinances

noun

plural of ordinance

as in laws

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

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Recent Examples of ordinances In bodycam footage, a Sacramento police officer directly cites Grants Pass as a reason that the city has stepped up enforcement of anti-camping ordinances. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Ibiza is famous for outdoor dance parties, but by the mid-2000s, after-midnight sound ordinances had pushed its superclubs indoors. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 That can lead them to feel pressure to build new roads, modify their land-use ordinances and approve requests from companies wishing to build within their boundaries. — Laura Mullenbach, Fortune, 14 July 2026 It will be used to hold detainees facing charges for violating city ordinances — such as trespassing, theft, car break-ins, resisting arrest, assault and other offenses. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 The counties of San Mateo, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz have non-cooperation policies or ordinances on the books. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 The state also explicitly bars localities from adopting their own antidiscrimination ordinances. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2026 The sober home ordinances that the state is attacking are modeled after Costa Mesa’s rules; rules that have prevailed over these exact kinds of objections in federal court. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2026 The city also needs to change its own outdated ordinances but is waiting until the new rules are enacted, management analyst Giovanni Jungo told the Elgin City Council at its Wednesday night meeting. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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Noun

Politicians have been ushered on the stages of megachurches to receive a pastor’s endorsement despite IRS tax laws that forbid it.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Bonta’s office did not respond to a request for comment on whether DHS ownership of the facilities could limit the state’s ability to enforce its oversight laws, including AB 103.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
The 14th Amendment’s foundational principles include birthright citizenship, due process, equal protection under the law, and the prohibition for heads of state to engage in acts of insurrection.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of acts

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These much larger centers have begun sprouting up across the nation and making headlines for sucking up communities’ water, spiking power bills and causing other environmental issues.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Many of the California bills related to detention facilities introduced in this legislation cycle specifically name the involvement of private operators as part of the definition of a center in the state.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of bills

Noun

As energy costs and demand continue to rise and the potential for significantly lower tax revenues looms, local governments need to understand that clean energy is not banned in Florida but is encouraged by state statutes.

— Alan Byrd, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Key Background Federal prosecutors have increasingly used statutes prohibiting the sending of threats against the president to pursue posts made on social media.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

However, neither of these amendments would have decreased the tax burden attached to a home in the same way many of those being voted on later in the year will.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
According to the Post, Vice Chairman of the ACHP, Travis Voyles, has asked council members to vote on the draft amendments by Friday.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

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