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by-law Definition


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by-law
bye-law
noun
    (Brit)
    1. A law or rule made by a local authority or other body, rather than by the national government.
    2. A rule imposed by a company or society, etc on its members.
Etymology: 13c: probably from the obsolete word byrlaw local custom, from Norse byjar-log town law.



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