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ordinance definition - legal

n

A local law, usually on the municipality level, that, when fully enacted, has the same effect and force as a statute within that municipality.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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