developmentlaw
nounUK /dɪˈvɛləpmənt lɔː/
US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt lɔː/
A development law is a rule that helps towns and buildings grow in a fair and safe way.
The city passed a development law to make sure new parks are built with new homes.
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2. A rule about how land can be used and what can be built on it.
Under the development law, you cannot build a factory next to a school.
3. A law that guides how a country or company grows its economy.
The new development law encourages small businesses to open in rural areas.
4. A rule in science about how living things grow and change over time.
The biologist studied the development law that explains how embryos form.