What does statute mean?

Definitions for statute
ˈstætʃ ut, -ʊtstatute

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. legislative act, statuteadjective

    an act passed by a legislative body

  2. codified, statute(p)adjective

    enacted by a legislative body

    "statute law"; "codified written laws"

Wiktionary

  1. statutenoun

    Written law, as laid down by the legislature.

  2. statutenoun

    (Common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.

  3. Etymology: From status, from status, from statutum, neuter singular of statutus, past participle of statuere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Statutenoun

    A law; an edict of the legislature.

    Etymology: statut, French; statutum, Latin.

    Not only the common law, but also the statutes and acts of parliament were specially intended for its benefit. Edmund Spenser.

    Blood hath been shed,
    Ere human statute purg’d the gen’ral weal. William Shakespeare.

    There was a statute against vagabonds; wherein note the dislike the parliament had of goaling them as chargeable and pesterous. Francis Bacon.

    Know the statutes of heaven and laws of eternity, those immutable rules of justice. John Tillotson, Sermons.

    O queen, indulg’d by favour of the gods,
    To build a town, with statutes to restrain
    The wild inhabitant beneath thy reign. John Dryden, Æneid.

Wikipedia

  1. Statute

    A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent, which is decided by courts, and regulations issued by government agencies.

ChatGPT

  1. statute

    A statute is a formal, written law enacted by a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress. It was created and passed according to the rules and procedures of that body and has been officially signed into effect. It serves as a rule or regulation that all members of a specified jurisdiction must adhere to. Statutes may govern anything from civil codes, to criminal offenses, to procedures for government operation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Statutenoun

    an act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; -- used in distinction fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a

  2. Statuteadjective

    an act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university

  3. Statuteadjective

    an assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair

Wikidata

  1. Statute

    A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law, decided by courts, and regulations issued by government agencies. Statutes are sometimes referred to as legislation or "black letter law." As a source of law, statutes are considered primary authority. Ideally all statutes must be in harmony with the fundamental law of the land. This word is used in contradistinction to the common law. Statutes acquire their force from the time of their passage, however unless otherwise provided. Statutes are of several kinds; namely, Public or private. Declaratory or remedial. Temporary or perpetual. A temporary statute is one which is limited in its duration at the time of its enactment. It continues in force until the time of its limitation has expired, unless sooner repealed. A perpetual statute is one for the continuance of which there is no limited time, although it may not be expressly declared to be so. If, however, a statute which did not itself contain any limitation is to be governed by another which is temporary only, the former will also be temporary and dependent upon the existence of the latter.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Statute

    stat′ūt, n. a law expressly enacted by the legislature (as distinguished from a customary law or law of use and wont): a written law: the act of a corporation or its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law.—adj. Stat′ūtable, made by statute: according to statute.—adv. Stat′ūtably.—ns. Stat′ute-book, a record of statutes or enacted laws; Stat′ute-cap (Shak.), a kind of cap enjoined to be worn by a statute passed in 1571 in behalf of the cap-makers; Stat′ute-roll, an enrolled statute.—adj. Stat′ūtory, enacted by statute: depending on statute for its authority. [L. statutum, that which is set up—statuĕre.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. statute

    The proof, record and final justification of the infallibility of Ignorance.

Editors Contribution

  1. statute

    A type of legislation.

    The statute was enacted by the government only when it was verified it complied with human rights legislation.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'statute' in Nouns Frequency: #1722

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of statute in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of statute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of statute in a Sentence

  1. Marco Rubio:

    I guess there's a statute of limitations on lies.

  2. Charlie Spies:

    Matt Mowers moved to New Jersey, established residency there and then had a pattern in voting in New Jersey. New Jersey is New Jersey whether the election referred to in the statute would be a party controlled primary election in one state, versus another state months earlier, even if New Jersey were a clear violation of a clear statute within the statute of limitations, which New Jersey is not, but even if New Jersey were, there is no evidence, that I am aware of, of anybody having been prosecuted.

  3. Texas Solicitor General Stone:

    This statute on its own terms specifically incorporates as a matter of state law the undue-burden defense as articulated by this court in Casey and subsequent cases.

  4. Justice Potter Stewart:

    The right to defy an unconstitutional statute is basic in our scheme. Even when an ordinance requires a permit to make a speech, to deliver a sermon, to picket, to parade, or to assemble, it need not be honored when it’s invalid on its face.

  5. Robert Kelner:

    A threshold question is whether there's agency for a foreign government or a foreign political party, you can have activity by a US non-profit that involves Robert Kelner elections or foreign elections but it's not necessarily on behalf of a foreign principal, but if you do have evidence of agency, generally speaking, it is likely to trigger the statute.

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