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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stat•ute /ˈstætʃut/USA pronunciation n. - Law
- Lawa law passed by a legislature: [countable]to pass a statute against double taxation.[uncountable]By statute, this behavior cannot be prosecuted.
- Law[countable] a document stating such a law.
See -stat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stat•ute (stach′o̅o̅t, -ŏŏt),USA pronunciation n. - Law
- an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
- the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
- Law[Internat. 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.
- Late Latin statūtum, noun, nominal 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
- Old French estatut
- Middle English statut 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: statute /ˈstætjuːt/ n - 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
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French estatut, from Late Latin statūtum, from Latin statuere to set up, decree, ultimately from stāre to stand |