statute book

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statute book (plural statute books)

  1. (informal, law) All the statutes and laws of a given jurisdiction, whether or not listed in an actual book.
    • 2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 71:
      And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.

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