Statute
noun
A law that has been officially accepted and written down.
The local council has proposed a new statute to regulate waste management.
Often appears as...
- statute law
- statute book
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Formal
Academic
noun
A specific rule within a law or a legal document.
Section 3 of the law defines the key terms, while sections 4 and 5 establish the core statutes.
Often appears as...
- statute governing
- under statute
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Formal
Academic
noun
A law that has been officially accepted and written down.
The local council has proposed a new statute to regulate waste management.
Often appears as...
- statute law
- statute book
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A specific rule within a law or a legal document.
Section 3 of the law defines the key terms, while sections 4 and 5 establish the core statutes.
Often appears as...
- statute governing
- under statute
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Written Law
Statute refers to laws that are written and officially recorded, not informal or customary laws.
The prohibition of smoking in public places was established by statute.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Action
Statutes are created through formal governmental or legislative action.
After much debate, the statute for environmental protection was passed by parliament.
Pro Tip 3/3Fixed Phrases
Certain phrases like 'by statute' or 'under statute' indicate legal obligation or compliance.
Employers must pay minimum wage by statute.
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Terry Hunt and Carl...
actually angled so the statues are leaning very far forward to degree to which they actually can't stand up on their own you have to actually prop them backwards to keep them standing in contrast the statues that are on the platform are actually straight up and down and have a great center of mass that makes them very stable which again what you would want to have a statute
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We the People, and the...
to spread it out, to spread the funder influence so that we restore the idea of dependence upon the people alone. And to do this does not require a constitutional amendment, changing the First Amendment. To do this would require a single statute, a statute establishing what we think of
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Is there a difference...
The master, following a strict set of guild statutes, insured that apprentices and journeymen worked their way up the ranks over many years of practice and well-defined stages of accomplishment, passing established traditions to the next generation. Patrons regarded these makers
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Re-writing laws to help...
destroy the evidence before the statute of limitation runs out or notify survivors what their rights are so they have resources or create a task force with key stakeholders so that everyone can assess the effectiveness of these policies look these rights can even help
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We the People, and the...
spread it out to spread the funder influence so that we restore the idea of dependence upon the people alone and to do this does not require a constitutional amendment changing the first amendment to do this we require a single statute a statute establishing
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Chimps have feelings and...
when they're not cabined in by statutes or constitutions, and a writ of habeus corpus is called the Great Writ, capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued.
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The rise of modern...
seek common ground across those divisions. Finally, liberal democracies rely on the rule of law and the protection of minority rights, as specified in constitutions and legal statutes. Taken together, these ideals propose
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How to rob a bank (from...
to use the authority under the statute to stop liar's loans. And this was a matter first of dogma. They're just horrifically opposed to anything regulatory. But it is also the international competition in laxity,
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The Shift We Need to...
to enact a national statute, but just a handful of committed activists can make changes in their community. And we already see a deluge of state and local protections, including a bill I helped write,
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What Happens to People's...
to their own genetic children. It's time for the law to change. Here in Colorado, our lone egg and sperm donation statute has the language
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Terry Hunt and Carl...
actually angled so the statues are leaning very far forward to degree to which they actually can't stand up on their own you have to actually prop them backwards to keep them standing in contrast the statues that are on the platform are actually straight up and down and have a great center of mass that makes them very stable which again what you would want to have a statute
Video examples
We the People, and the...
to spread it out, to spread the funder influence so that we restore the idea of dependence upon the people alone. And to do this does not require a constitutional amendment, changing the First Amendment. To do this would require a single statute, a statute establishing what we think of
Video examples
Is there a difference...
The master, following a strict set of guild statutes, insured that apprentices and journeymen worked their way up the ranks over many years of practice and well-defined stages of accomplishment, passing established traditions to the next generation. Patrons regarded these makers
Video examples
Re-writing laws to help...
destroy the evidence before the statute of limitation runs out or notify survivors what their rights are so they have resources or create a task force with key stakeholders so that everyone can assess the effectiveness of these policies look these rights can even help
Video examples
We the People, and the...
spread it out to spread the funder influence so that we restore the idea of dependence upon the people alone and to do this does not require a constitutional amendment changing the first amendment to do this we require a single statute a statute establishing
Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
when they're not cabined in by statutes or constitutions, and a writ of habeus corpus is called the Great Writ, capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued.
Video examples
The rise of modern...
seek common ground across those divisions. Finally, liberal democracies rely on the rule of law and the protection of minority rights, as specified in constitutions and legal statutes. Taken together, these ideals propose
Video examples
How to rob a bank (from...
to use the authority under the statute to stop liar's loans. And this was a matter first of dogma. They're just horrifically opposed to anything regulatory. But it is also the international competition in laxity,
Video examples
The Shift We Need to...
to enact a national statute, but just a handful of committed activists can make changes in their community. And we already see a deluge of state and local protections, including a bill I helped write,
Video examples
What Happens to People's...
to their own genetic children. It's time for the law to change. Here in Colorado, our lone egg and sperm donation statute has the language
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Quote examples
Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
I've never been impressed with bureaucratic tradition. I don't like it when the parties come to me and say, 'This is the way that it's always done, judge.' I never found anything in the oath I took or the statutes I was asked to look at that said, 'Judge, stop thinking, because this is the way it was done before.
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Scott Pruitt
American Politician
The greatest threat we've had to economic growth has been that those in industry don't know what is expected of them. Rules come that are outside of statutes. Rules get changed midway. It creates vast uncertainty and paralysis, and re-establishing a vigorous commitment to rule of law is going to help a lot.
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Clarence Thomas
American Judge
But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be a part of our economic system is violated under statute, we aggressively go after it. But we don't issue mandates to businesses that you've got to do this and you've got to do that.
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Saint Bernard
Saint
For every benefit conferred, God is to be praised in his gifts. Otherwise when the time of judgment comes, that man will be punished as an ingrate who cannot say to God: 'Your statutes were my song in the land of exile.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
The federal election statutes are primarily meant to be civil. That doesn't mean that you can't have a criminal violation of the FEC provisions, but that's just my personal opinion.
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John L. Lewis
American Leader
If there is to be peace in our industrial life let the employer recognize his obligation to his employees - at least to the degree set forth in existing statutes.
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Ephraim Mirvis
South African Clergyman
All societies wrestle with the scourge of prejudice, but validating that prejudice in statute makes a virtue of oppression.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
American Judge
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
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Louie Gohmert
American Politician
There's no statute of limitations on doing what's right.
Quote examples
Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
I've never been impressed with bureaucratic tradition. I don't like it when the parties come to me and say, 'This is the way that it's always done, judge.' I never found anything in the oath I took or the statutes I was asked to look at that said, 'Judge, stop thinking, because this is the way it was done before.
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Scott Pruitt
American Politician
The greatest threat we've had to economic growth has been that those in industry don't know what is expected of them. Rules come that are outside of statutes. Rules get changed midway. It creates vast uncertainty and paralysis, and re-establishing a vigorous commitment to rule of law is going to help a lot.
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Clarence Thomas
American Judge
But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be a part of our economic system is violated under statute, we aggressively go after it. But we don't issue mandates to businesses that you've got to do this and you've got to do that.
Quote examples
Saint Bernard
Saint
For every benefit conferred, God is to be praised in his gifts. Otherwise when the time of judgment comes, that man will be punished as an ingrate who cannot say to God: 'Your statutes were my song in the land of exile.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
The federal election statutes are primarily meant to be civil. That doesn't mean that you can't have a criminal violation of the FEC provisions, but that's just my personal opinion.
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John L. Lewis
American Leader
If there is to be peace in our industrial life let the employer recognize his obligation to his employees - at least to the degree set forth in existing statutes.
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Ephraim Mirvis
South African Clergyman
All societies wrestle with the scourge of prejudice, but validating that prejudice in statute makes a virtue of oppression.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
American Judge
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
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Louie Gohmert
American Politician
There's no statute of limitations on doing what's right.
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