Search results
- Dictionarystatute/ˈstatʃuːt/
noun
- 1. a written law passed by a legislative body: "the Act consolidated statutes dealing with non-fatal offences"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
a law that has been formally approved and written down: [ U ] The salaries of most federal workers are set by statute.
The meaning of STATUTE is a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government. How to use statute in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Statute.
a law that has been formally approved and written down: [ U ] The salaries of most federal workers are set by statute.
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy . [1] Statutes are laws made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent , which is decided by courts , regulations issued by ...
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.
A statute is a rule or law which has been made by a government or other organization and formally written down. The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children. The independence of the judiciary in France is guaranteed by statute.
noun. /ˈstætʃuːt/. /ˈstætʃuːt/. [countable, uncountable] a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written down. in a statute Penalties are laid down in the statute. by statute Corporal punishment was banned by statute in 1987.
An act of a legislature that declares, proscribes, or commands something; a specific law, expressed in writing. A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level. Statutes set forth general propositions of law that courts apply to specific situations.
1. (Law) a. an enactment of a legislative body expressed in a formal document. b. this document. 2. (Law) a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government of its internal affairs. [C13: from Old French estatut, from Late Latin statūtum, from Latin statuere to set up, decree, ultimately from stāre to stand]
noun. statutes. An established rule; formal regulation. Webster's New World. A law enacted by a legislature. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document. Webster's New World. A decree or edict, as of a ruler. American Heritage. Such a document. Webster's New World.
