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  Ordinance may refer to:

  • A law made by a colony, or a municipality or other local authority, see also Local ordinance
    Local ordinance

    A local ordinance is a law usually found in a municipal code....
  • A law
    LAW

    LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
     or decree
    Decree

    A decree is an order made by a head of state or head of government and having the force of law. The particular term used for this concept may vary from country to country — the Executive order s made by the president of the United States, for example, are decrees....
     made by any authority or authoritative body:
    • Ordonnance, in French government, a regulation adopted by the executive in a domain normally reserved for statute law
    • Ordinance (Belgium)
      Ordinance (Belgium)

      For other uses of the term ordinance, see: Ordinance.Ordinance in Belgium refers to legislation passed by the Brussels Parliament in exercise of its Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium competences and by the United Assembly of the Common Community Commission....
      , a law adopted by the Brussels Parliament
      Brussels Parliament

      The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, or Brussels Regional Parliament , is the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three Communities and regions of Belgium of Belgium....
       or the Common Community Commission
      Common Community Commission

      The Common Community Commission is responsible for community matters that are common to both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community and for institutions that fall within the competencies of the Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium but do not belong exclusively to either Community in the Brussels-Capital Regi...
    • Imperial ordinance, an order issued by an emperor
    • Ordinance (university)
      Ordinance (university)

      An Ordinance is a particular class of internal legislation in a United Kingdom university.All UK universities created before 1992 are established by Royal Charter....
      , a particular class of internal legislation in a United Kingdom university
    • See also: Ordinances of 1311
      Ordinances of 1311

      The Ordinances of 1311 were a series of regulations imposed upon King Edward II of England by the peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England to restrict the power of the king....
      , List of Acts and Ordinances of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660, and Northwest Ordinance
      Northwest Ordinance

      The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. The Ordinance unanimously passed on July 13, 1787....


In religion:
  • Ordination
    Ordination

    In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies....
    , the process by which one is consecrated
  • Ecclesiastical ordinances
    Ecclesiastical ordinances

    Ecclesiastical ordinances are the bylaws of a Christian religious organization, especially that of a diocese or province of a Church body. They are used in the Anglican Communion, particularly the American Episcopal Church in the United States of America and Roman Catholic Church....
    , the bylaws of a Christian religious organization
  • Ordinance (Christian)
    Ordinance (Christian)

    Ordinance is a Protestant Christian term for baptism, communion and other religious rituals. Some Protestants do not call them sacraments because they believe these rituals are outward expressions of faith, rather than impartations of God's grace....
    , Protestant term for religious ritual
    • Baptist ordinance, Believer's Baptism and Lord's Supper
  • Ordinance (Latter Day Saints), a religious ritual of special significance
    • Ordinance room, place for Latter Day Saint ordinances