by-law
noun/ˈbaɪ lɔː/
/ˈbaɪ lɔː/
(also bye-law)
- (British English) a law that is made by a local authority and that applies only to that area
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- (North American English) a law or rule of a club or companyTopics Permission and obligationc2
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from obsolete byrlaw ‘local law or custom’, from Old Norse býjar, genitive singular of býr ‘town’, but associated with by.
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