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A regulation, a guideline, an edict, or a law determining how something should be done or controlled: There is a city ordinance regulating dogs in the parks by requiring them to wear muzzles to prevent them from snapping or biting people or getting into fights with other canines.
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ordinance (OR duh nuhns) (noun)
1. A law established by a governmental authority: There is a municipal ordinance concerning dogs in the parks which are not on a leash.
2. Something that is foreordained by fate or deities: In mythology, the wreck of the ship was an ordinance from the gods.
2. Something that is foreordained by fate or deities: In mythology, the wreck of the ship was an ordinance from the gods.
ordnance (ORD nuhns) (noun)
1. Supplies, guns, tanks, and ammunition that are used for military purposes: There was a large supply of military ordnance stored in the empty lot across the street.
2. A service or department of the armed forces dealing with the supplies needed for the military: Tim's promotion meant he was the officer in charge of the ordnance.
2. A service or department of the armed forces dealing with the supplies needed for the military: Tim's promotion meant he was the officer in charge of the ordnance.
Rick just received a citation for breaking the local ordinance against keeping ordnance in his residence.
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