odredbom

Odredbom is the instrumental singular form of the noun odredba, used in several South Slavic languages such as Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, and Macedonian. It designates a provision or regulation within a legal or formal text. In legal drafting, odredbom signals that a rule or obligation is established by a specific provision cited in the document.

Etymology and form

Odredba means a provision, regulation, or rule. The instrumental form odredbom arises from the grammar of these languages, where different cases indicate the function of a phrase within a sentence. In legal contexts, odredbom often appears in phrases that attribute authority or obligation to a named provision.

Usage

Odredbom is commonly found in statutes, decrees, and official regulations. It appears in constructions such as “odredbom ovog člana” (by the provision of this article) or in broader phrases like “prema odredbama ovog zakona” (in accordance with the provisions of this law). The form helps to anchor statements to a specific regulatory text and to distinguish provisions from general statements.

Variants and related terms

Related terms include odredba (the provision itself), član (article/paragraph), and tekst zakona (text of the law). In Macedonian, the corresponding form and meaning are rendered as одредбом (odredbom). The term participates in standard legal drafting style and is typically used in formal, neutral contexts.

See also

Odredba, zakon, pravilnik, pravni dokument, pravna procedura.