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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]]
* A [[law]] or [[decree]] 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)]], a law adopted by the [[Brussels Parliament]] or the [[Common Community Commission]]
** [[Imperial ordinance]], an order issued by an emperor
** [[Ordinance (university)]], a particular class of internal legislation in a United Kingdom university
** See also: [[New Ordinances of 1311]], [[List of Acts and Ordinances of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660]], and [[Northwest Ordinance]]
In '''religion''':
* [[Ordination]], the process by which one is consecrated
* [[Ecclesiastical ordinances]], the bylaws of a Christian religious organization
* [[Ordinance (Christian)]], 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
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