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ordinance

[awr-dn-uhns] / ˈɔr dn əns /


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The Board of Supervisors will also review the ordinance at least twice more, which will provide additional opportunities for public comment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In a 9-6 vote, the council voted initial approval of an ordinance to postpone implementation of the $30 hourly minimum til 2030, instead of 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Then, as the weeks went on, the city added more: resisting arrest, violating a city ordinance about breaching the peace, and providing false information.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

So the only reasonable charge was violating the city ordinance against disturbing “the peace of others by violent, offensive or boisterous conduct or language,” but that was tacked on later, in February.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Later, his son King Louis abolished the ordinance of the infantry and began to hire Swiss troops.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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