Statute - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈstætʃuːt|
Brit.
|ˈstætʃuːt|
noun
- an act passed by a legislative body
adjective
- enacted by a legislative body
statute law
Extra examples
The state legislature passed the statute by an overwhelming margin.
This statute runs against him.
Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute (=established by law).
College statutes forbid drinking on campus.
Any act repealing in whole or in part any former statute.
The debt was outlawed by the statute of limitations.
The statute does not seem to support the assertions for which it was cited.
Word forms
noun
singular: statute
plural: statutes
singular: statute
plural: statutes
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