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Line 1: A '''Bylaw''' (sometimes also seen as '''By-Law''' or '''ByLaw''') was originally the ~~Scandinavian~~Viking town assembly in the [[Danelaw]]. Contrary to popular etymology the element ''by'' has nothing to do with the preposition ''by''. It is the [[Old Norse]] word for larger settlement as in [[Whitby]] and [[Darby]]. In modern days, a bylaw is a rule governing the internal management of an organization, such as a business corporation. Bylaws cannot countermand governmental law.

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