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ordonnance — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • batman noun Historically, a soldier assigned as a personal servant or aide to a military officer.
  • decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
  • ordinance noun A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
  • prescription noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
  • writ noun A formal written order from a court instructing someone to do or stop doing something.

Senses

ordonnance is used for these senses in English:

  • batman (military) A servant or valet to a military officer.
  • executive order (legal, chiefly, US) An ordinance issued by the authority of the head of the executive branch of government.
  • ordinance (US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
  • prescription (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
  • writ (countable, legal) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

batman — full definition

  1. noun Historically, a soldier assigned as a personal servant or aide to a military officer.
  2. name A fictional superhero, the alter ego of billionaire Bruce Wayne, who fights crime in Gotham City using gadgets, stealth, and a bat-themed costume.

decree — full definition

  1. noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
  2. noun A formal ruling handed down by a court, especially in matters of equity, admiralty, or probate.
  3. verb To officially order or command something.

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