1. (British English) a law that is made by a local authority and that applies only to that area
2. (North American English) a law or rule of a club or companyTopics
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from obsolete byrlaw ‘local law or custom’, from Old Norse bà½jar, genitive singular of bà½r ‘town’, but associated with by.

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