statute

/ˈsta-(ˌ)chüt/

Middle English, from Anglo-French estatut, from Late Latin statutum law, regulation, from Latin, neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state

noun

  1. a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government

  2. an act of a corporation or of its founder intended as a permanent rule

  3. an international instrument setting up an agency and regulating its scope or authority

law rule regulation precept statute ordinance canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority. rule applies to more restricted or specific situations.

noun

  1. the whole body of legislation of a given jurisdiction whether or not published as a whole —usually used in plural

noun

  1. mile