statute

IPA: stˈætʃut

noun

  • Written law as laid down by a legislature.
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Examples of "statute" in Sentences

  • He just violated statute.
  • It changed the Statute of the party.
  • The statute mile is based on furlongs.
  • This view of the statute is overly myopic.
  • The miscegenation statute was repealed in 1959.
  • The statutes of the university established the college.
  • It was the first modification of the Occupation statute.
  • The operative law is a patchwork of statutes and case law.
  • A plea of the statute of limitations is a plea to the merits.
  • In court, the wording of the statute is the ultimate arbiter.

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