bylaw

[bahy-law] / ˈbaɪˌlɔ /

NOUN

law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act case charge charter code constitution decision decree legislation mandate measure order precedent regulation requirement ruling statute

STRONG

assize behest bidding canon caveat command commandment covenant demand dictate divestiture edict enactment equity garnishment injunction institute instruction jurisprudence notice ordinance precept prescript prescription subpoena summons warrant writ

WEAK

decretum due process reg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganization lawlessness

WEAK

transgression

Example Sentences

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Though a town body approved the expansion last March, a Nantucket bylaw requires residents to approve use of town-owned land for erosion-control projects at the annual Town Meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It comes as part of new amendments to a bylaw under the NSL that the government gazetted on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Yes, some people hung on to the information for weeks of athletes playing in outside leagues in violation of CIF bylaw 600, which isn’t good.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The decision on which algorithm to use rests solely with the Southern Section office, and no bylaw or new proposal can be passed to change that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

It breaks every bylaw but this school has always been antiquated.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

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