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stat·ute  (stcht)

n.

1. A law enacted by a legislature.

2. A decree or edict, as of a ruler.

3. An established law or rule, as of a corporation.

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[Middle English, from Old French estatut, from Late Latin stattum, from neuter of Latin stattus, past participle of statuere, to set up, from status, position; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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statute

Noun

1. a law made by a government and expressed in a formal document

2. a permanent rule made by a company or other institution [Latin statuere to set up, decree]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	statute - an act passed by a legislative body legislative act rider - a clause that is appended to a legislative bill act, enactment - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body fair-trade act - formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975 Stamp Act - an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766 enabling act, enabling clause - a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law FISA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance ordinance - a statute enacted by a city government special act - a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district 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"
Adj.	1.	statute - enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws" codified written - systematically collected and written down; "written laws"

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statute

noun law, act, rule, regulation, decree, ordinance, enactment, edict

Translations

statute [ˈstætjuːt] n → estatuto, ley f

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statute [ˈstætjuːt] n → loi f;

statutes npl [of club etc] → statuts mpl

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statute [ˈstætjuːt] n → Gesetz nt;

statutes npl (of club etc) → Satzung f

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statute [ˈstætjuːt] n → legge f;

statutes npl [of club etc] → statuto

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statute

n statute [ˈstӕtjuːt]

a written law of a country. statuut قانون закон zákon lov das Gesetz νόμος seadus قانون laki loi חוֹק लिखित संविधान statut, pisani zakon törvény undang-undang (lands)lög statuto, legge 法令 법령, 법규 rašytinis įstatymas, statutas statūti; valsts likums undang-undang statuut lov(tekst) ustawa estatuto lege статут zákon statut statut lag, författning รัฐบัญญัติ yasa, kanun 成文法津 статут; закон کسی ملک کا تحریری قانون đạo luật 成文法津