From an otherwise excellent book I'm reading ("The Killer of Little Shepherds," a look into the birth of forensics in 19th-century France):
"Certain ordnances, such as those against illegal harvesting or poaching, did not earn respect."
"Ordnance" means military weapons; "ordinance" means laws.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
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