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n. a federal or state written law enacted by the Congress or stat...

Relationships Synonym:  law n. ~ A law, especially one established by legislation.

A law passed by a legislature.

late 13c., from Old French statut, estatut "(royal) promulgation, (legal) statute," from Late Latin statutum "a law, decree," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin statuere & [..]

A specific piece of legislation.

A written law passed by Congress or a state legislature and signed into law by the president or a state governor. (In fairly rare circumstances, a legislative act can become law without the approval o [..]

legislative act: an act passed by a legislative body codified: enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws" (statutory) rel [..]

n. Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.

 security, obligation.

The primary legislative instrument of the University made, only by Council, in accordance with Part 5 of the Deakin University Act 2009 (Vic).

Another word for an Act of Parliament.

A law usually written by a legislative branch of a government.

A formal enactment of the legislature of a more permanent nature. The term "statute" is used to designate written law, as distinguished from unwritten law.

A law enacted by the Legislature.

[Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1 : a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see . [..]

A formal enactment of the highest dignity; it may be declaratory or interpretive of the law; it may also represent a deliberate change in the law.    (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 2 [..]

A written law enacted by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.

Statute is the law passed by a legislative body. It is the written law passed by legislature, parliament or elected or appointed houses of assembly on the state or federal level. A statute may forbid [..]

A law which has been formally approved by Parliament (an Act of Parliament) and published in the Official Gazette.

(n) an act passed by a legislative body(adj) enacted by a legislative body

A Victoria University of Wellington regulation made under the authority of the Education Act 1989, stating policy and procedures on a particular matter, usually relating to the administration of the U [..]

Law enacted by legislative branch of government. Also called statutory law. Compare common law.

Law passed by a legislative body declaring rights and duties, or commanding or prohibiting certain conduct.

An act of the General Assembly declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something.

Law enacted by legislatures or executive officers, such as codes.

A law enacted by the legislature.

A law drafted and passed by a legislative body.

The written law; legislatively enacted law. The Wisconsin Statutes are available online at http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/stats.html

A law passed by a legislature.

A law passed by the state legislature.

A law passed by a legislature.

A law passed by Congress or a state legislature.

An Act of Parliament.

A law made by Parliament (state or Commonwealth).

a law passed by Parliament

Any law passed by a state, U.S. territory, or federal legislative body.

Written law enacted by a legislature.

(see Act of Parliament

a law or Act enacted or passed into law by Parliament or a legislature.

An act of the General Assembly declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something.

Law enacted by the Legislature and published in the Arizona Revised Statutes.

 A law adopted by the legislature.

Any law passed by a state or federal legislative body.

Law enacted by state legislature. Act of legislature declaring, commanding or prohibiting something.

The number system used to organize Kansas laws consist of different levels of detail and definition. A statute consists of several parts – Chapter, article, section, and subsections,

n. "statute, law, rule," s.v. statute sb. OED. KEY: statute@n

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A written law enacted by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.

The law as made by parliament, e.g. in the UK, the Disability Discrimination Act (1995). A statute is made up of many parts called ‘sections’ or ‘provisions’.

A law passed by a legislature.

 – Law made by elected members of government, also referred to as “legislation” or “Act”. Terminal sedation

n. a federal or state written law enacted by the Congress or state legislature, respectively. Local statutes or laws are usually called "ordinances." Regulations, rulings, opinions, executiv [..]

A written law, made by a federal parliament or a provincial legislature. The Indian Act is a statute. Statutes are written in a standard form: they have (a) a title; (b) sometimes a preamble, or general introduction describing the law and its intent; (c) the text, subdivided into sections or clauses, subsections, or even smaller divisions; and some [..]