HyperDic: statute

English > 2 senses of the word *statute*:
NOUN	communication	statute, legislative act	an act passed by a legislative body
ADJECTIVE	all	statute, codified	enacted by a legislative body

statute > pronunciation
Sounds	stae'chuwt
Rhymes	absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt...

English > *statute*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	enacted by a legislative body.
Example	"statute law"
Synonym	codified
Broader	written	systematically collected and written down
Spanish	codificado

English > *statute*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	An act passed by a legislative body.
Synonym	legislative act
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Parts	rider	A clause that is appended to a legislative bill
Narrower	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA	An act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign / foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
	Stamp Act	An act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents
	enabling act, enabling clause	A provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law
	fair-trade act	formerly a state law that protected manufacturers / manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise
	ordinance	A statute enacted by a city government
	special act	A legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district
Broader	act, enactment	A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
Spanish	estatut, estatuto, ley
Catalan	estatut, legislació, llei
Adjectives	statutory	relating to or created by statutes

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