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Synonyms for statute

Grammar : Noun
Spell : stach-oot, -oo t
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstætʃ ut, -ʊt

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Définition of statute

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum "a law, decree," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin statuere "enact, establish," from status "condition, position," from stare "to stand" from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
  • noun rule, law
Example sentences :
  • No precedent, no English statute, could stand against the Constitution.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • They were referred to in the "Statute of Labourers," passed in the year 1349.
  • Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
  • A statute, in 1791, expressly forbade the whipping of female vagrants.
  • Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
  • There is no statute which compels a man to take an estate against his will.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • In 1891 a bill was presented to enfranchise women by statute.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • There was every reason to believe the Supreme Court would have upheld the statute.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • He boasted that in doing so he broke no fewer than three statute laws.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
  • It was to serve as a guide for the enactment of statute laws later.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • It was in his time that the famous Statute of Mortmain was passed.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. » by Hartley Withers
  • In 1229 the Faculty of Arts at Paris made a statute on the methods of lecturing.
  • Extract from : « Life in the Medieval University » by Robert S. Rait, M.A.

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