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
- noun A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
- noun A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
- noun A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.
- noun A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).
law — full definition
- noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
- noun A specific rule created by a governing authority.
- noun A statement describing a consistent pattern or relationship in nature or science.