statute
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English
Etymology
From Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum (“a statute”), neuter singular of Latin statutus, past participle of statuō (“I set up, establish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
statute (countable and uncountable, plural statutes)
- Written law as laid down by a legislature.
Coordinate terms
- regulation (written law as laid down by a regulatory agency of a governmental executive body)
Derived terms
Translations
written law as laid down by the legislature
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legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law
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Further reading
- “statute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “statute”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
statūte
References
- “statute”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers