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• statute — stat·ute / sta chüt/ n [Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1: a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see also code, statutory law …   Law dictionary

• statute — [stach′o͞ot] n. [ME < OFr statut < LL statutum, neut. of L statutus, pp. of statuere: see STATUE] 1. an established rule; formal regulation 2. a) a law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document b) such a document SYN.… …   English World dictionary

• statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… …   Black's law dictionary

• Statute of frauds — The statute of frauds refers to the requirement that certain kinds of contracts be made in writing and signed.Traditionally, the statute of frauds requires a writing signed by the defendant in the following circumstances: * Contracts in… …   Wikipedia

• Statute — A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a country, state, city, or county. cite book last = Black first = Henry Campbell title = Black s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition publisher = West Publishing date = 1990 …   Wikipedia

• statute — /stach ooht, oot/, n. 1. Law. a. an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document. b. the document in which such an enactment is expressed. 2. Internat. Law. an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement,… …   Universalium

• statute — noun (C) 1 a law passed by a parliament, council etc and formally written down: by statute: Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute. 2 a formal rule of an institution or organization: College statutes forbid drinking on campus …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• statute — stat|ute [ˈstætʃu:t] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: statut, from Late Latin statutum law , from Latin statuere to set up, station , from status; STATE1] 1.) a law passed by a parliament, council etc and formally written down ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• statute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. law, ordinance, enactment; rule. See legality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enactment, ordinance, law; see law 3 . See Synonym Study at law . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. regulation, law, rule,… …   English dictionary for students

• Statute — ♦ A formal enactment of the highest dignity; it may be declaratory or interpretive of the law; it may also represent a deliberate change in the law. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 257) …   Medieval glossary

• statute — [ˈstætʃuːt] noun [C] formal a law, or a rule …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English