provincial law

American  

[pruh-vin-shuhl law] / prəˈvɪn ʃəl ˈlɔ /

noun

1. in a country comprising quasi-autonomous provinces, such as Canada, a law or body of laws passed by the legislature of a province.

   Prospective adoptive parents in British Columbia are required by provincial law to attend workshops on parenting.

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Example Sentences

British Columbia made the U.N. declaration provincial law in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

With just a canoe and a tent, the 20-year-old and his family have travelled more than 400 kilometres to protest a provincial law that designated the area a "special economic zone" for mining.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

That full probe will only take place if it appears criminal, federal or provincial law may have been broken, officials said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2023

It may not have seemed like a step in that direction when, in 2019, British Columbia enshrined the U.N. declaration’s terms into provincial law.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2021

This is one of the best settled points in the provincial law of the Romans.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Greenleaf, Simon