bylaw
noun[C]
(also mainlyUKby-law,bye-law)uk/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/us/ˈbaɪ.lɑː/alawmade bylocalgovernmentthat onlyrelatestoitsparticularregion:
地方法A bylawpassedin theregionsaid thosecaughtsmokinginpublicplaceswould befined.
The new bye-lawreducingthespeedlimitto 20mphwaspassedbycitycouncillorslastnight.
US
arulethatgovernsthemembersof anorganization:
(机构或组织的)规章制度The newboardoftrusteesrewrotethe orchestra's bylaws.
Shefoughttochangethe organization's by-laws, whichallowedonly men.
- Ibelievethestructurecontravenesthecitybuildingheightbylaw.
- Roadfatalitystatisticsfelldramaticallywhenrandombreath-testing wasintroducedalong with dozens of other newtrafficby-laws.
- Anumberofpeoplewereprosecutedunder by-laws of the City of Montreal fordistributingliteraturewithout alicence.
- Anancientbye-lawpermittedpublicaccessacrossthemanorlands.
- Twin Oaks has anextensivecodeofcommunitybylawsgoverninguse ofcommunitybikes.
- Stateprofessionalpracticelawsandhospitalby-lawsdeterminewhichlicensedprofessionalscanadministeranesthesia.
Rules & laws
- admiralty
- anti-bribery
- anti-regulatory
- anti-sodomy
- anti-speculative
- antitrust
- binding
- edict
- juridical
- leash law
- non-binding
- non-competition
- non-regulation
- protocol
- regulation
- self-regulation
- sharia
- the Highway Code
- the law is an assidiom
- the Official Secrets Act