We found 13 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word by-law:
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 General (9 matching dictionaries)
- By-law, by-law: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- By-Law: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- By-law: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- by-law: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- By-law: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- by-law: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- by-law: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- by-law: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- By-law: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Business (2 matching dictionaries)
- By-law: Duhaime's Canadian law dictionary [home, info]
- By-law: Legal dictionary [home, info]
Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
- by-law: online medical dictionary [home, info]
Science (1 matching dictionary)
- By-law: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
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Quick definitions (by-law)
(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.
(n.) A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government.
(This definition is from the 1913 Webster's Dictionary and may be outdated.)
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