bylaw

by·law

B0591000 (bī′lô′)n.1. A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization.2. A secondary law.

[Middle English bilawe, body of local regulations; akin to Danish by-lag, township ordinance : Old Norse bȳr, settlement; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots + Old Norse *lagu, law; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

bylaw

(ˈbaɪˌlɔː) or

bye-law

n1. (Law) a rule made by a local authority for the regulation of its affairs or management of the area it governs2. (Law) a regulation of a company, society, etc3. (Law) a subsidiary law[C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse bӯr dwelling, town; see bower¹, law¹]

by•law

or bye•law

(ˈbaɪˌlɔ)

n. 1. a standing rule governing the regulation of internal affairs of a corporation or society. 2. a subsidiary law. [1325–75; Middle English bilawe=by town (< Scandinavian; compare Dan by) + lawe law¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

bylaw - a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its membersprescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action

Translations

bylaw

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(1) A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own governing.
(2) A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary thereto; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as in, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for governing their members.

Medspeak
A standing rule which governs the regulations of a society’s internal affairs—e.g., voting rights, attendance at meetings, membership, termination of membership, contracting rights and procedures for income distribution.

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noun a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members

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