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bylaw definition

by·law (bī′lô′)

noun

any of a set of rules adopted by an organization or assembly for governing its own meetings or affairs

Etymology: ME bi-laue < bi, village (< ON bȳr < būa, to dwell: see bondage) + laue, law: meaning infl. by by

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