statute
11statute — [stach′o͞ot] n. [ME < OFr statut < LL statutum, neut. of L statutus, pp. of statuere: see STATUE] 1. an established rule; formal regulation 2. a) a law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document b) such a document SYN.… …
12statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… …
13statute — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ legal ▪ federal, parliamentary, state ▪ criminal VERB + STATUTE ▪ enact …
14Statute — A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a country, state, city, or county. cite book last = Black first = Henry Campbell title = Black s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition publisher = West Publishing date = 1990 …
15statute — n. 1 a written law passed by a legislative body, e.g. an Act of Parliament. 2 a rule of a corporation, founder, etc., intended to be permanent (against the University Statutes). 3 divine law (kept thy statutes). Phrases and idioms: statute barred …
16statute */ — UK [ˈstætʃuːt] / US [ˈstætʃut] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms statute : singular statute plural statutes a) a law passed by a government and formally written down The statute was passed as an emergency measure to deal with the strike. by …
17statute — stat|ute [ stætʃut ] noun count or uncount * a law passed by a government and formally written down: The statute was passed as an emergency measure to deal with the strike. by statute: The government is required by statute to consult local… …
18statute — /stach ooht, oot/, n. 1. Law. a. an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document. b. the document in which such an enactment is expressed. 2. Internat. Law. an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement,… …
19statute — [[t]stæ̱tʃuːt[/t]] statutes N VAR A statute is a rule or law which has been made by a government or other organization and formally written down. The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children... The independence of… …
20statute — n. a penal statute * * * [ stætʃuːt] a penal statute …
