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statute
noun(stat-ute)
a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
statute
noun(stat-ute)
an act of a corporation or of its founder intended as a permanent rule
statute
noun(stat-ute)
an international instrument setting up an agency and regulating its scope or authority
statute
noun(stat-ute)
the whole body of legislation of a given jurisdiction whether or not published as a whole —usually used in plural
statute
noun(stat-ute)
mile
statute
noun phrase(stat-ute)
a statute assigning a certain time after which rights cannot be enforced by legal action or offenses cannot be punished
statute
noun(stat-ute)
—used to refer to the written laws that have been formally and officially approved by a government

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