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sääntö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bylaw noun A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
  • law noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  • precept noun A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
  • regulation noun An official rule issued by an authority to control how something is done.
  • rule noun An official regulation or guideline that governs behaviour or a process.

Senses

sääntö is used for these senses in English:

  • bylaw A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
  • law (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
  • precept A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
  • regulation (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
  • rule A regulation, law, guideline.

bylaw — full definition

  1. noun A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
  2. noun A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
  3. noun A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.
  4. noun A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).

law — full definition

  1. noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  2. noun A specific rule created by a governing authority.
  3. noun A statement describing a consistent pattern or relationship in nature or science.

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