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Definition of statute book noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

statute book

noun
 
/ˈstætʃuːt bʊk/
 
/ˈstætʃuːt bʊk/
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  1. a collection of all the laws made by a government
    • on the statute book It's not yet on the statute book (= it has not yet become law).
    • This archaic law remained on the statute books until last year.
    Topics Law and justicec2
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