Ordinance

Ordinance can mean:

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• A law made by a non-sovereign body such as a city council or a colony.
• In France (ordonnance) and India, a regulation adopted by the executive in a domain normally reserved for statute law after the authorization of parliament. (See Government of France.)
• A piece of internal regulation in a university
• That which is ordained or decreed by fate or a deity such as Dharma of Buddhism
• An event of special significance in Baptist and other Congregational Christian churches, such as the Lord's Supper or Baptism
• An important ritual within Mormonism

It should not be confused with ordnance, which describes ammunition, explosive devices and similar items. See also Ordnance Survey; Master-General of the Ordnance.

Related Topics:
Ordnance - Ammunition - Explosive device - Ordnance Survey - Master-General of the Ordnance

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