What does statutory law mean?

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statu·to·ry law

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. statutory lawnoun

    the body of laws created by legislative statutes

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  1. Statutory law

    Statutory law or statute law is written law passed by a body of legislature. This is as opposed to oral or customary law; or regulatory law promulgated by the executive or common law of the judiciary.Statutes may originate with national, state legislatures or local municipalities.

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  1. statutory law

    Statutory law refers to the written laws enacted by a legislative body at the local, state, or federal level. These types of laws are officially recorded and can be found in law codes, statutes, or legal acts. They cover various areas of society, including property, contracts, criminal law, civil rights, taxation, and many other legal issues. Statutory laws are used to govern conduct and provide penalties or remedies in case of violation.

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  1. Statutory law

    Statutory law or statute law is written law set down by a legislature or by a legislator. Statutes may originate with national, state legislatures or local municipalities. Statutory laws are subordinate to the higher constitutional laws of the land.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of statutory law in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of statutory law in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of statutory law in a Sentence

  1. Justin Butterfield:

    The hostility displayed by the Somerville Public School Committee is outrageous, the government cannot ban a religious school because they disagree with its religious beliefs. Doing so violates federal constitutional and statutory law.

  2. Ken Falk:

    He’s been formally diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which is the diagnosis for a transgender person who is having difficulties because the world does not treat the person, in this case, as a male, denying transgender students the ability to use the bathrooms in their schools consistent with their gender identity violates both the Constitution and federal statutory law.

  3. The ACLU:

    So nothing needs to changeas a matter of constitutional law or statutory law for them to do the right thing and for them to protect their passengers. folks who look white are justallowed to pass through, whereas individuals who may have darker skin are given more rigorousscrutiny.


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