bylaw
/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈaɪlˌɔ] /ˈbaɪ.lɑː/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈaɪlˌɔ] /ˈbī-ˌlȯ How to pronounce bylaw (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bylaw — noun
1. a rule created by a town, city, or other local authority for people in that area
a rule created by a town, city, or other local authority for people in that area
The council adopted a bylaw banning fireworks near the old wooden bridge.
adopt a bylaw
Residents challenged the parking bylaw after winter trucks blocked their driveways.
parking bylaw
Under the new bylaw, food carts must close before the night market ends.
A town bylaw now requires dog owners to carry waste bags.
- ordinance
very close in meaning, especially for a rule issued by a city or town
- regulation
a broader term for an official rule, often with more technical detail
- statute
usually a law passed by a legislature at a higher level
文法句型
adopt a bylaw
under a bylaw
municipal bylaw
用法筆記
Usually used for rules passed by a municipal or other local public body, not by a national legislature. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about an organization's internal rules.
常見錯誤
2. an official rule that a club, company, or other organization sets for managing i
an official rule that a club, company, or other organization sets for managing its members and affairs
The choir added a bylaw limiting how long officers may serve.
add a bylaw
According to the club's bylaws, members must vote before selling equipment.
according to the bylaws
Nadia checked the bylaw before calling an emergency board meeting.
One bylaw lets student groups remove a treasurer by secret ballot.
- rule
the broad everyday word, less formal than bylaw
- regulation
formal and procedural, often about how people must act
- charter
a broader founding document rather than one specific internal rule
- constitution
usually the higher-level governing text of an organization
文法句型
amend a bylaw
the bylaws of an organization
follow the bylaws
用法筆記
Often appears in the plural when people mean the whole set of rules for an organization. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about rules made by a local public authority.