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statute

[ stach-oot, -oot ]

noun

  1. Law.
    1. an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
    2. the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
  2. International Law. an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement, as a treaty.
  3. a permanent rule established by an organization, corporation, etc., to govern its internal affairs.


statute

/ ˈæː /

noun

    1. an enactment of a legislative body expressed in a formal document
    2. this document
  1. a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government of its internal affairs
“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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of statute1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English statut, from Old French estatut, from Late Latin ٲūٳܳ, noun use of neuter of Latin ٲūٳܲ “made to stand,” past participle of statuere “to make stand, set up,” verb derivative of status status
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of statute1

C13: from Old French estatut , from Late Latin ٲūٳܳ , from Latin statuere to set up, decree, ultimately from to stand
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State officials responded that the California law does not violate federal statutes because it does not affect the right of parents to request and receive records.

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Hungary's parliament has never proclaimed the ICC's statute, so it is not part of the country's law, Gulyas added.

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It claims that the secretary of state has authority under what the Associated Press calls “a seldom-invoked statute… to revoke visas of noncitizens who could be considered a threat to foreign policy interests.”

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Advocates have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act — a statute from 1798 previously only invoked during wartime — to expel most of the alleged Venezuelan gang members.

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He noted that the qualifications for voting outlined in the Constitution are appropriate grounds to challenge, but the Constitution and statute require that each voter be registered in order to cast a ballot.

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