[ˈbʌɪlɔː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a regulation made by a local authority or corporation
(e.g: the organization is currently litigating against the City in relation to its homeless by-laws)

- a rule made by a company or society to control the actions of its members
(e.g: the expulsion comes as a result of violation of the fraternity's constitution, rules, and by-laws)


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Origin:
Middle English: probably from obsolete byrlaw ‘local law or custom’, from Old Norse býjar, genitive singular of býr ‘town’, but associated with by