statute
pronunciation
How to pronounce statute in British English:
UK [ˈstætʃuːt]
How to pronounce statute in American English:
US [ˈstætʃuːt]
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- Noun:
- an act passed by a legislative body
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- Adjective:
- enacted by a legislative body
Word Origin
- statute
- statute: see statue
- statute (n.)
- late 13c., from Old French statut, estatut "(royal) promulgation, (legal) statute," from Late Latin statutum "a law, decree," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin statuere "enact, establish," from status "condition, position" (see status).
Example
- 1. The statute would sunset after one year .
- 2. He wants the german bundestag to step in with a statute to clear up any doubts or anxieties .
- 3. The last two attempts by ed markey , a democratic representative from massachusetts , to get net neutrality onto the statute book faltered .
- 4. The rest have fallen foul of switzerland 's five-year statute of limitations for such crimes .
- 5. China was quickly deemed to be in violation of the new statute .