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statutory law

 
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–noun
the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.
Also called statute law.

Origin:
1875–80
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statutory law [(stach-uh-tawr-ee)]

A law or group of laws passed by a legislature or other official governing bodies. (Compare common law.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: statutory law
Function: noun
: the law that exists in legislatively enacted statutes esp. as distinguished from common law —compare COMMON LAW
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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