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Statute

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stat·ute

[stach-oot, -oo

t] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Law.

a.	an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.

b.	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.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME statut < OF estatut < LL statūtum, n. use of neut. of L statūtus (ptp. of statuere to make stand, set up, deriv. of status status), equiv. to statū-, verb. s. + -tus ptp. suffix

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stat·ute (stāch'ōōt) Pronunciation Key
n.

A law enacted by a legislature.
A decree or edict, as of a ruler.
An established law or rule, as of a corporation.

[Middle English, from Old French estatut, from Late Latin statūtum, from neuter of Latin statūtus, past participle of statuere, to set up, from status, position; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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statute

c.1290, from O.Fr. statut, from L.L. statutum "a law, decree," noun use of neuter pp. of L. statuere "enact, establish," from status "condition, position," from stare "to stand" from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Statutory first attested 1717; statutory rape, in U.S., "sexual intercourse with a female below the legal age of consent, whether forced or not," is recorded from 1898.

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statute
adjective
1.	enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws" [syn: codified]
noun
1.	an act passed by a legislative body [syn: legislative act]

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: stat·ute
Pronunciation: 'sta-chüt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, pastparticiple of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state
1 : a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government —see also CODE, STATUTORY LAW
2 : an act of acorporation or its founder intended as a permanent rule
3 : an international instrument setting up an agency and regulating its scope or authority <the statute of theInternational Court of Justice>

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Statute

Des"ti*tute\, a. [L. destitutus, p. p. of destituere to set away, leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. See Statute.]

1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.

In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. --Ps. cxli. 8.

Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. --Burke.

2. Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.

They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented. --Heb. xi. 37.

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