statute

[ stach-oot, -oo t ]

/ ˈstætʃ ut, -ʊt /

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noun

Law.

an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
the document in which such an enactment is expressed.

International Law. an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement, as a treaty.

a permanent rule established by an organization, corporation, etc., to govern its internal affairs.

Origin of statute

1250–1300; Middle English statut < Old French estatut < Late Latin statūtum, noun use of neuter of Latin statūtus (past participle of statuere to make stand, set up, derivative of status status), equivalent to statū-, verb stem + -tus past participle suffix

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status indian, status quo, status symbol, status zero, statutable, statute, statute book, statute law, statute mile, statute of limitations, statute of westminster

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Another bombshell: There is no statute of limitations on rape in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything |Liz Seccuro |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Pennsylvania, where the assault is alleged to have taken place, has a 12-year statute of limitations on sexual assault.

No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted |Jay Michaelson |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
According to the memo, Miller then asked what the statute of limitations in Illinois was and to define what the allegations meant.

Chicago Priests Raped and Pillaged for 50 Years |Barbie Latza Nadeau |November 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It helped too that crime was no longer at the top of voter concerns, but the statute of limitations apparently has run out.

And Here Come 2014’s Willie Hortons |Eleanor Clift |November 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Those excuses would do little to dissuade those enforcing the statute, if the U.S. had concrete proof of the suspected killings.

Afghan Army Killings Threaten U.S. Aid |Kimberly Dozier |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They accordingly repealed that statute, with the exception of the part which related to the High Commission.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
Among other things this statute required contracts of suretyship to be in writing to be enforceable.

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3 |Various
Do not most look on it merely in the light of the statute of swearing?

On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) |John Ruskin
The strife over the Statute of Labourers grew fiercer and fiercer, and a return of the plague heightened the public distress.

History of the English People, Volume II (of 8) |John Richard Green
Our statute divides the real estate among the nearest of kin, without regard even to sex.

The Chainbearer |J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for statute

statute

/ (ˈstætjuːt) /

noun

an enactment of a legislative body expressed in a formal document
this document

a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government of its internal affairs

Word Origin for statute

C13: from Old French estatut, from Late Latin statūtum, from Latin statuere to set up, decree, ultimately from stāre to stand

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