statute

noun

/ˈstætʃuːt/

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[countable, uncountable] a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written down
- in a statute Penalties are laid down in the statute.
- by statute Corporal punishment was banned by statute in 1987.
- under statute These rights existed at common law, rather than under statute.
- The wording of the statute is ambiguous.
Extra Examples
- The Court upheld a federal statute.
- The Supreme Court interpreted the statute in light of its recent rulings.
- The statute provided for a maximum sentence of 53 months.
- the obligations of the employer in common and statute law
Topics Politicsc2, Law and justicec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- legal
- federal
- parliamentary
- …
verb + statute
- enact
- pass
- comply with
- …
statute + verb
- bar something
- prohibit something
- authorize something
- …
statute + noun
- law
- book
preposition
- by statute
- under (a/the) statute
phrases
- statute of limitations
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[countable] a formal rule of an organization or institution
- under a statute Under the statutes of the university they had no power to dismiss him.
Topics Permission and obligationc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- legal
- federal
- parliamentary
- …
verb + statute
- enact
- pass
- comply with
- …
statute + verb
- bar something
- prohibit something
- authorize something
- …
statute + noun
- law
- book
preposition
- by statute
- under (a/the) statute
phrases
- statute of limitations
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French statut, from late Latin statutum, neuter past participle of Latin statuere ‘set up’ from status ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’.

单词	statute
释义	statute noun /ˈstætʃuːt/ /ˈstætʃuːt/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written down in a statute Penalties are laid down in the statute. by statute Corporal punishment was banned by statute in 1987. under statute These rights existed at common law, rather than under statute. The wording of the statute is ambiguous. Extra Examples The Court upheld a federal statute. The Supreme Court interpreted the statute in light of its recent rulings. The statute provided for a maximum sentence of 53 months. the obligations of the employer in common and statute law Topics Politicsc2, Law and justicec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective legal federal parliamentary … verb + statute enact pass comply with … statute + verb bar something prohibit something authorize something … statute + noun law book preposition by statute under (a/the) statute phrases statute of limitations See full entry [countable] a formal rule of an organization or institution under a statute Under the statutes of the university they had no power to dismiss him. Topics Permission and obligationc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective legal federal parliamentary … verb + statute enact pass comply with … statute + verb bar something prohibit something authorize something … statute + noun law book preposition by statute under (a/the) statute phrases statute of limitations See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French statut, from late Latin statutum, neuter past participle of Latin statuere ‘set up’ from status ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’.
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