ordinance vs police

ordinance

noun
  • A local law, passed by e.g. a city. 

  • Detailed legislation that translates the broad principles of the university's charter and statutes into practical effect. 

  • Prior to the Third English Civil War, a decree of Parliament. 

  • A law enacted by the Hong Kong Legislative Council. 

  • A temporary law promulgated by the president on the recommendation of the cabinet. 

  • A religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church. 

police

noun
  • A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement. 

  • The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer. 

  • Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government. 

  • A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory. 

  • A public agency charged with enforcing laws and maintaining public order, usually being granted special privileges to do so, particularly 

  • People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police. 

  • Cleanup of a military facility, as a formal duty. 

verb
  • To clean up an area. 

  • To enforce norms or standards upon. 

  • To enforce the law and keep order among (a group). 

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