Ordinance: alternatives and connections

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

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An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.

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The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

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of Name

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Directed; prescribed.

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That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature…

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An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.

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To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.

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To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.

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The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.

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The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.

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In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

Ordinance is connected to law, but it names a particular institution, source, principle or purpose rather than replacing the word law in every sentence.