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Ordinance vs Dictum - What's the difference?

ordinance | dictum | Synonyms |

Ordinance is a synonym of dictum.


As nouns the difference between ordinance and dictum

is that ordinance is a local law, an edict or decree while dictum is an authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

ordinance

English

(wikipedia ordinance)

Alternative forms

* ordinaunce

Noun

(en noun)
  • a local law, an edict or decree.
  • a religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church.

    • Usage notes

    This word is sometimes confused with ordnance, or military weaponry.

    Derived terms

    * ordnance

    Anagrams

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    dictum

    English

    (wikipedia dictum)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  • * 1949 , Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart, (Earth Abides)
    • ...a dictum which he had heard an economics professor once propound...
  • A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
  • The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
  • An arbitrament or award.
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