A Topical Dictionary: Search for bylaw

Dictionary Results For "bylaw" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Alternative spellings

byrlaw
bye-law, byelaw

Etymology

Alteration of , but popularly interpreted as .

Pronunciation

IPA: /'baɪlɔ:/

Noun

A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization.

Category:Old Norse derivations

fa:bylaw hu:bylaw ru:bylaw te:bylaw zh:bylaw

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English By-law \By"-law`\ (b[imac]"-l[add]`), n. [Cf. Sw. bylag, D.
bylov, Icel. b[=y]arl["o]g, fr. Sw. & Dan. by town, Icel.
b[ae]r, byr (fr. b[^u]a to dwell) + the word for law; hence,
a law for one town, a special law. Cf. Birlaw and see
Law.]
1. A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation
made by a corporation for its own government.
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There was likewise a law to restrain the by-laws, or
ordinances of corporations. --Bacon.
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The law or institution; to which are added two
by-laws, as a comment upon the general law.
--Addison.
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2. A law that is less important than a general law or
constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule
relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often
adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of
their members. In this sense the word has probably been
influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.
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WordNet bylaw
n : a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs
[syn: bye law]

Moby Dictionary
act , bill , canon , decree , dictate , dictation , edict , enactment ,
form , formality , formula , formulary , institution , jus , law ,
legislation , lex , measure , ordinance , ordonnance , prescript ,
prescription , regulation , rubric , rule , ruling , standing order ,
statute