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statute

[stach-oot, -oot]

noun

  1. Law.

    1. an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.

    2. the document in which such an enactment is expressed.

  2. International Law.an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement, as a treaty.

  3. a permanent rule established by an organization, corporation, etc., to govern its internal affairs.



statute

/ ˈæː /

noun

    1. an enactment of a legislative body expressed in a formal document

    2. this document

  1. a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government of its internal affairs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of statute1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English statut, from Old French estatut, from Late Latin ٲūٳܳ, noun use of neuter of Latin ٲūٳܲ “made to stand,” past participle of statuere “to make stand, set up,” verb derivative of status status
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Word History and Origins

Origin of statute1

C13: from Old French estatut , from Late Latin ٲūٳܳ , from Latin statuere to set up, decree, ultimately from to stand
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The FIA's decision to suspend Warwick came a day after controversial statute changes were passed by the organisation's general assembly.

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Attorneys for Lee, who denies the allegations, have repeatedly tried to block the commission’s case, arguing that the statute of limitations had expired.

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Hegseth told senators that every action taken in Los Angeles was "constitutional" and “lawful” but wasn’t able to provide the specific statute that authorized the administration to deploy active-duty Marines.

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“And the President has every right under the Constitution and by statute to call forth the National Guard and Marines to quell lawless violence directed against enforcement of federal law.”

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Even Reagan, who, as governor of California, signed into law the first “no-fault divorce” statute in the country, knew trapping people in marriages was a bad idea.

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