statute book

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noun

a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation.

Origin of statute book

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby statute book

status quo, status symbol, status zero, statutable, statute, statute book, statute law, statute mile, statute of limitations, Statute of Westminster, statutory

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Example sentences from the Web for statute book

When the danger was over, and the Fundamental Law was passed, there was no excuse for its further maintenance on the Statute-book.
History of Holland|George Edmundson
I doubt if there be another nation on the globe having the brass and the baseness to put such a law on the statute-book.
My Bondage and My Freedom|Frederick Douglass
The statute-book demonstrates that the law was steadily bettering the condition of the slave.
The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed
Why, then, should men of good feeling be unwilling to wipe them from the statute-book?
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall

This body was composed of natives who had no other idea in mind than to get their names on a statute-book as the makers of law.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for statute book

statute book

noun

mainly British a register of enactments passed by the legislative body of a state, usually made up of a series of volumes that form a complete official recordnot on the statute book

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单词	statute book
释义	statute book SEE SYNONYMS FOR statute book ON THESAURUS.COM noun a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation. Origin of statute book First recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby statute book status quo, status symbol, status zero, statutable, statute, statute book, statute law, statute mile, statute of limitations, Statute of Westminster, statutory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for statute book When the danger was over, and the Fundamental Law was passed, there was no excuse for its further maintenance on the Statute-book. History of Holland\|George Edmundson I doubt if there be another nation on the globe having the brass and the baseness to put such a law on the statute-book. My Bondage and My Freedom\|Frederick Douglass The statute-book demonstrates that the law was steadily bettering the condition of the slave. The Brothers' War\|John Calvin Reed Why, then, should men of good feeling be unwilling to wipe them from the statute-book? The College, the Market, and the Court\|Caroline H. Dall This body was composed of natives who had no other idea in mind than to get their names on a statute-book as the makers of law. Through the South Seas with Jack London\|Martin Johnson British Dictionary definitions for statute book statute book noun mainly British a register of enactments passed by the legislative body of a state, usually made up of a series of volumes that form a complete official recordnot on the statute book Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to statute book codification, lawbook, statute law, written law
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statute book

noun

Origin of statute book

Words nearby statute book

Example sentences from the Web for statute book

British Dictionary definitions for statute book

noun

Words related to statute book