statute
noun/ˈstætʃuːt/
/ˈstætʃuːt/
- [countable, uncountable] a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written down
- in a statute Penalties are laid down in the statute.
- by statute Corporal punishment was banned by statute in 1987.
- under statute These rights existed at common law, rather than under statute.
- The wording of the statute is ambiguous.
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc2, Law and justicec2- The Court upheld a federal statute.
- The Supreme Court interpreted the statute in light of its recent rulings.
- The statute provided for a maximum sentence of 53 months.
- the obligations of the employer in common and statute law
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- federal
- parliamentary
- …
- enact
- pass
- comply with
- …
- bar something
- prohibit something
- authorize something
- …
- law
- book
- by statute
- under (a/the) statute
- statute of limitations
- [countable] a formal rule of an organization or institution
- under a statute Under the statutes of the university they had no power to dismiss him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- federal
- parliamentary
- …
- enact
- pass
- comply with
- …
- bar something
- prohibit something
- authorize something
- …
- law
- book
- by statute
- under (a/the) statute
- statute of limitations
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French statut, from late Latin statutum, neuter past participle of Latin statuere ‘set up’ from status ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’.
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