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passed the ordinance
Definition
a rule or law — typically enacted by city government
- He was incensed against his fate, bitterly disposed towards social ordinances; for they had cooped him up in a corner, out of which there was no legitimate pathway.5 — The Woman Pays (54% in)
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- He expressed his willingness to listen, and she told the story of the baby's illness and the extemporized ordinance.2 — Maiden No More (85% in)
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