statute book

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statute book

(Law) Chiefly Brit a register of enactments passed by the legislative body of a state, usually made up of a series of volumes that form a complete official record not on the statute book

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statute book - a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction

written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events

legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

statute book n → codice m

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