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Meaning of 'statute'
Meaning of 'statute' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Statute 
[ a.]
- An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a
permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university. [ a.]- An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair.
2. Statute [ n.]
- 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. [ n.]Meaning of 'statute' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. statute [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- enacted by a legislative body
- enacted by a legislative body
Example in sentence:
- codified written laws;
- statute law
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