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by-law

noun
🔊/ˈbaɪ lɔː/
🔊/ˈbaɪ lɔː/
(also bye-law)
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  1. (British English) a law that is made by a local authority and that applies only to that area地方法规
  2. (North American English) a law or rule of a club or company（俱乐部或公司的）规章制度Topics Permission and obligationc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from obsolete byrlaw ‘local law or custom’, from Old Norse býjar, genitive singular of býr ‘town’, but associated with by.