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Noun: statute  stachoot
  1. An act passed by a legislative body
    - legislative act
Adjective: statute  stachoot
  1. Enacted by a legislative body
    "statute law"
    - codified

Derived forms: statutes

See also: statutory, written

Type of: act, enactment

Encyclopedia: Statute