LEGAL WORD
Ordinance
Legal term · Constitutional law
Ordinance
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Constitutional law
1 What it means
A temporary law made by the President or Governor when the legislature is not in session.
2 Use it in a sentence
An ordinance lapses six weeks after the legislature reassembles unless approved.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Ordinance about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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