By-Law Synonyms & Definitions

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• By-lawDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government.
2. (n.) 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.