statute
Use Statute in a sentence
ut, -ʊt noun
1.
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; Middle English statut < Old French estatut < Late Latin statūtum, noun 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
1250–1300; Middle English statut < Old French estatut < Late Latin statūtum, noun 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
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. an enactment of a legislative body expressed in a formal document |
| b. this document | |
| 2. | a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government of its internal affairs |
| [C13: from Old French estatut, from Late Latin statūtum, from Latin statuere to set up, decree, ultimately from stāre to stand] | |
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Word Origin & History
statute
late 13c., 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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Example sentences
The others have all been dropped, because of the statute of limitations or the immunity rule.
After he left office, several cases expired under the statute of limitations.
The only small saving grace is that the new statute expires in six months.
It will probably be timed out by a statute of limitations before a verdict is reached.
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