by-law (also bylaw)

by-law (also bylaw) definition - legal

n

A rule or administrative provision adopted by an association, corporation, or other body, subordinate to the bodyÂ’s articles of incorporation, charter, or constitution, that regulates the bodyÂ’s self-government and the rights and duties of its officers and members. See also ordinance.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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