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statute
[ stach-oot, -oot ]
noun
- Law.
- an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
- the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
- International Law. an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement, as a treaty.
- a permanent rule established by an organization, corporation, etc., to govern its internal affairs.
statute
/ ˈstætjuːt /
noun
- an enactment of a legislative body expressed in a formal document
- this document
- a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government of its internal affairs
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of statute1
Example Sentences
Another bombshell: There is no statute of limitations on rape in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Pennsylvania, where the assault is alleged to have taken place, has a 12-year statute of limitations on sexual assault.
According to the memo, Miller then asked what the statute of limitations in Illinois was and to define what the allegations meant.
It helped too that crime was no longer at the top of voter concerns, but the statute of limitations apparently has run out.
In 2007, a Dorset man brought a lawn statute featuring a recognizable Egyptian headdress to an expert for evaluation.
A member of parliament took occasion to make his maiden speech, on a question respecting the execution of a particular statute.
Statute law or statutes mean the laws enacted by the state legislature and by the federal congress.
A claim barred by the statute of limitations is not provable, nor is a contingent liability.
Benefit societies may be purely voluntary associations or incorporated either by statute or charter.
Gainful corporations have no such power unless it has been granted by their charter or by statute.
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