Statute

Noun

 * 1) Written law, as laid down by the legislature.
 * 2)  (Common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.

Derived terms

 * statutory
 * statutorily
 * statutory rape

Adjectives for Statute
penal; contravened; dead; oppressive; protective; unfair; age-old; unenforced; heartless ; unjustifiable.

Verbs for Statute
advocate—; abolish—; abrogate—; annul—; codify—; comply with—; countermand—; decry—; denounce—; discard—; doom—; enact—; enforce—; evade—; flout—; for mulate—; frame—; ignore—; infringe— invoke—; nullify—; observe—; ratify—: repeal—; retract—; transgress—; uphold— veto—; violate—; void—; —annuls; — authorizes; —bans; —bars; —classifies —decrees; —delegates; —enlightens ; —empowers; —establishes; —exists; —legalizes —limits; —prescribes; —prohibits; —provides.

Thesaurus
Eighteenth Amendment, Prohibition Party, Volstead Act, act, assize, ban, bill, bylaw, canon, contraband, decree, decretum, denial, dictate, dictation, disallowance, edict, embargo, enactment, exclusion, forbiddance, forbidden fruit, forbidding, form, formality, formula, formulary, index, index expurgatorius, index librorum prohibitorum, inhibition, injunction, institution, interdict, interdiction, interdictum, jus, law, legislation, lex, measure, no-no, ordinance, ordonnance, precept, preclusion, prescript, prescription, prevention, prohibition, prohibitory injunction, proscription, refusal, regulation, rejection, repression, restrictive covenants, rubric, rule, ruling, ruling out, standing order, sumptuary laws, suppression, taboo, zoning, zoning laws

Etymology
From status: <  status: <  statutum:, neuter singular of  statutus:, past participle of statuere:.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"st{tSu:t/}}

Translations

 * French: texte de loi
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: یاسا


 * Estonian: põhikiri
 * French: texte de loi


 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: یاسا

Anagrams

 * tautest