noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/lɔ.ən(d)ˈoɹdɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/lɔː.ən(d)ˈɔːdə/
/lɔː.ɹən(d)ˈɔːdə/intrusive R
1
noun
Meaning 1
The principles under which the world and its components operate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, obsolete, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The strict enforcement of law, statutes, and social conventions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bashkir:
тәртип
(tərtip)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Chinese Mandarin:
法律和秩序
(fǎlǜ hé zhìxù)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Chinese Mandarin:
法治
(fǎzhì)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Chinese Mandarin:
治安
(zhì'ān)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Chinese Mandarin:
公安
(gōng'ān)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Finnish:
laki ja järjestys
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Finnish:
laillinen järjestys
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
French:
ordre public
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Georgian:
მართლწესრიგი
(martlc̣esrigi)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Georgian:
მართლწესრიგი და კანონიერება
(martlc̣esrigi da ḳanoniereba)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Georgian:
კანონი და წესრიგი
(ḳanoni da c̣esrigi)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
German:
öffentliche Ordnung
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Hungarian:
közrend
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Irish:
riail agus reacht
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Japanese:
治安
(chian)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Japanese:
公安
(kōan)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Norwegian Bokmål:
lov og orden
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Norwegian Nynorsk:
lov og orden
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Russian:
обще́ственный поря́док
(obščéstvennyj porjádok)
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Spanish:
orden público
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Swedish:
lag och ordning
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Swedish:
lag och rätt
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Vietnamese:
an ninh trật tự
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
Welsh:
deddf a threfn
— enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions
