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Updated June 2026
An authoritative order or decree, especially a regulation enacted by a municipal authority. Ordinances are local laws or religious rites prescribed by authority.
“The city passed an ordinance banning smoking in public parks.”
or·di·nance
Nine letters with -ANCE ending; contains ORDIN- root
Worth 12 points; legal terminology with good vowel distribution
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