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n. A law enacted by a legislature.

n. A decree or edict, as of a ruler.

n. An established law or rule, as of a corporation.

n. Written law, as laid down by the legislature.

n. (Common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.

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 from common law. See Common law, under common, a.

n. An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law.

n. An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair.

n. An ordinance or law; specifically, a law promulgated in writing by a legislative body; an enactment by a legislature; in the United States, an act of Congress or of a State or Territorial legislature passed and promulgated according to constitutional requirements; in Great Britain, an act of Parliament made by the Sovereign by and with the advice of the Lords and Commons.

n. The act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law: as, the statutes of a university.

n. In foreign and civil law, any particular municipal law or usage, though not resting for its authority on judicial decisions or the practice of nations.

n. A statute-fair.

n. Same as special statute.

n. An English statute of 1571 (13 Eliz., c. 5), reënacted in nearly all of the United States, which declares all conveyances of property with intent to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors to be void as against such creditors.

n. An English statute of 1585 (27 Eliz., c. 4) making void all conveyances of land made with intent to deceive purchasers.

n. An English statute or ordinance of 1283 (11 Edw. I.) for the collection of debts.

n. Another of 1285 (13 Edw. I.) for the same purpose.

n. Synonyms Enactment, Ordinance, etc. See law.

To ordain; enact; decree or establish.

n. A compilation of all statutes enacted by a legislature during a session or a series of sessions. The United States Statutes at Large run consecutively from March 4, 1789. Session laws, pamphlet laws, public laws, and general public laws are other names for statutes at large.

n. an act passed by a legislative body

adj. enacted by a legislative body

""UPDATE [arrest_charges] SET [statute] = @statute, [count] = @count WHERE [charge_rec_num] = @charge_rec_num""

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declaratory statute    statute of distributions    statute of false pretenses    remedial statutes    statute of northampton    statute de donis    revised statutes    public statutes    statute of stamford    directory statute   

common    statute fair   

statutory rape    statutory    statutorily   

law    edict    decree    regulation    act    lay   

legislation    decree    regulation    treaty    enactment    law    constitution    ordinance    clause    document