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a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election
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Recent Examples of bylaw
Those bylaws for the EPA have been under review since December 2023.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The Florida Department of Transportation Design Manual, the bylaws for road agencies in Florida, says roadways should maintain full width along their shoulders, but allows a reduction when needed.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Brampton’s city council passed a bylaw prohibiting protests around religious places.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Topless equality won a victory in Nantucket in 2022 when at the annual town meeting, residents adopted the Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw, which then-Attorney General and now-Gov. Maura Healey approved that December.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The Florida Department of Transportation Design Manual, the bylaws for road agencies in Florida, says roadways should maintain full width along their shoulders, but allows a reduction when needed.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Brampton’s city council passed a bylaw prohibiting protests around religious places.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Topless equality won a victory in Nantucket in 2022 when at the annual town meeting, residents adopted the Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw, which then-Attorney General and now-Gov. Maura Healey approved that December.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bylaw
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However, veteran Scottish TV director Peter Strachan, who is on the board of trade body Director’s UK, has claimed the show could be failing on the Ofcom regulations.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Agency officials enact implementing regulations, following rulemaking procedures that are prescribed in federal administrative law.Stan Meiburg, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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Raimondo said that the rule is very complex and, because of that, the comment period is 120 days, longer than usual timeline for rule-making.Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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What's inside: The rule will create a new global licensing system for the most advanced AI technology exports.Maria Curi, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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The states with the worst showing on the U-Haul index, as with the Census interstate migration data, also tend to be those without a Right-to-Work law.Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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No law requires the recording of mortgage deeds, although most lenders demand it.Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Carollo and the city bombarded Fuller with code violation citations, according to the lawsuit.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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This means being aware of the tactics used by attackers to trick you into installing such backdoor code in the first place.Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Bylaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bylaw. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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