See Also:

locale (oh) and Bye-law (law)


locale (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: local (noun), from local (adjective); LOCAL1]
the place where something happens or where the action takes place in a book or a Film
-synonym setting setting
::people who see the countryside as a locale for recreation

Bye-law (law)


A law made by a local authority, such as a county council, for its own area. Some organisations, such as the London Underground, also have powers to make bye-laws eg to ban smoking on tube trains.