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Definition of statute - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
group rulesrule of an organization or institution
- The club's statutes do not allow members under eighteen..
2.
government actwritten law passed by a legislative body
- The new statute regulates environmental protection..
Expressions with statute
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according to an official law created by a government
The committee exists by statute, not by private agreement.
officially recorded as law or regulation
That rule is still on the statute book.
formal name of a law or act
The statute title of the new law is quite long.
all laws made by legislative bodies
Statute law governs the legal system in this country.
official collection of all laws in a country or state
The new law was added to the statute book.
law setting time limit for legal action
The statute of limitations expired before the case was filed.
legal principle that laws apply to current situations
The judge applied the statute is always speaking to the case.
land mile, 5280 feet (1609.344 meters), not the sea mile
The trail was five statute miles long, not nautical miles.
law granting authority to implement or enforce other laws
The enable statute allowed the agency to regulate emissions.
debt unenforceable due to expired legal time limit
The court ruled it as a statute barred debt.
law interpreted with related statutes for consistency
The court considered the statute in pari materia for clarity.
Origin of statute
Latin, statutum (decree)
Terms with statute included in their meaning
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measurement
half of a statute mile, 880 yards or 804.672 metres
government
statute that sets government income and spending for a given period
regulation
specific statute that gives rights and remedies to retail buyers
legislation
specific statute that sets detailed rules for organizing elections
court rules
outcome a statute or lawsuit has on people’s obligations
court rules
statute that greatly increases punishment after a third serious crime
legal
statute aimed at preventing drug abuse
statute
specific law defining an action as a crime
law
legal statute still valid and applicable
legal compliance
in a manner according to statute or law
legal
new decree or amendment to a statute
history
English statute of 1689 guaranteeing individual rights
reference material
recognized source of law such as a statute regulation or court decision
legislation
specific national statute named Arbitration Law governing arbitration procedures
legal statute
stating the existing law on a subject
workplace rules
US statute on minimum pay, extra hours pay, and youth work limits
politics
specific statute or regulation that sets conditions for ending a pregnancy
trade standards
statute or ordinance regulating weights and measures
legal
law or statute with highest rank defining main rules of government
legal
formally enacted and documented law or statute
statute mile
unit of length, 1,609.344 meters
legal
not established by law or statute
Ireland law
bringing back a repealed statute into effect
acr: Statute Law Database
online collection of laws and legal information
Examples of statute in a sentence
According to the statute, the committee must have at least five members. The statute was amended last year. They challenged the statute in court.
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- French:statuts, loi, ...
- German:Regel, Statut, ...
- Italian:statuto, legge, ...
- Spanish:reglamento, ley, ...
- Portuguese:regulamento, ...
- Chinese:章程, 法令, ...
- Japanese:規則, 法令, ...
- Arabic:نظام, نص قانوني, ...
- Hebrew:תַּקָּנוֹן, חֹק, ...
- Russian:правило, статут, ...
- Ukrainian:статут, закон, ...
- Hindi:उपनियम, क़ानून, ...
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