statute law
- noun
- /ˈstætʃuːt lɔː/
- UK
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derecho estatutario
- Until now, there has been little statute law to govern how such decisions should be made.
Examples
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In so doing, it passed the McKinney Act—still considered the most important law of its kind on federal statute law books—in 1987.
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Their central courts in Westminster applied universal law, statute law, and common law.
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But also mindful of the other constraints on time due to standing orders and statute law, which require business to be completed by certain dates.
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A military commission is our common-law war court. It has no statutory existence, though it is recognized by statute law.
Academic text (2018) -
Even elite Chinese arriving with student visas, whose right to enter was guaranteed by both statute law and Sino-American treaties, endured long delays.
Academic text (1997) -
It was composed of three elements: the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill, an omnibus statute law repealing and amending several contentious acts, and legislation establishing the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission.
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The new regulation is now classified as statute law, providing clarity and consistency in legal applications.
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To understand your rights, it's essential to be familiar with the relevant statute law in your jurisdiction.
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Statute law governs the legal framework of many countries, ensuring that laws are formally enacted by legislative bodies.
Synonyms
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Laws made and passed by a parliament or other elected body
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Laws made by a parliament or congress and written down
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Morphology
The meaning of 'statute law' is directly compositional: 'statute' denotes law enacted by a legislature and 'law' denotes legal rules, so the phrase refers to the type of law that is statutory rather than judge-made. This subtype construction is linguistically transparent and common across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase statute law comes from the idea of a rule that is 'set down' in writing by lawmakers. Statute once meant a rule fixed in place, like something carved in stone, and law is the rule itself. So statute law means laws that are written and fixed by parliament, not laws made by judges.