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• United States Statutes at Large — The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large and abbreviated Stat., is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by United States Congress.The Statutes at Large are generically referred to as… …   Wikipedia

• statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… …   Black's law dictionary

• statute — n. 1 a written law passed by a legislative body, e.g. an Act of Parliament. 2 a rule of a corporation, founder, etc., intended to be permanent (against the University Statutes). 3 divine law (kept thy statutes). Phrases and idioms: statute barred …   Useful english dictionary

• Statute of Provisors — The English statute usually called Statute of Provisors is the 25th of Edward III, St. 4 (1350 1), otherwise termed The Statute of Provisors of Benefices , or anciently De provisoribus . This measure was central to a long disagreement between the …   Wikipedia

• statute — stat·ute / sta chüt/ n [Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1: a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see also code, statutory law …   Law dictionary

• Statutes of Kilkenny — The Statutes of Kilkenny were a series of thirty five acts passed at Kilkenny in 1366, aimed at curbing the decline of the Hiberno Norman Lordship of Ireland. Background to the StatutesSince the middle decades of the 13th century, the Hiberno… …   Wikipedia

• Statute of Frauds — A legal concept that requires certain types of contracts to be executed in writing. The precise form of the Statute of Frauds varies between jurisdictions, but generally requires a writing for the following types of contracts: (1) Contracts for… …   Investment dictionary

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom — The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was written in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson. In 1786, the Virginia General Assembly enacted the statute into the state s law. The Statute for Religious Freedom is one of only three accomplishments Jefferson… …   Wikipedia

• European Company Statute — The Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Company of the European Union was adopted October 8 2001. [ Official Journal of the European Union L 294, 10 November 2001, pp. 1 21.] [ [http://europa.eu/eur lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2001/l 294/l… …   Wikipedia

• limitations, statute of — Legislative act restricting the time within which legal proceedings may be brought, usually to a fixed period after the occurrence of the events that gave rise to the cause of action. Such statutes are enacted to protect persons against claims… …   Universalium

• statue / statute / stature —    A statue is a carved or shaped imitation of an object: There is a statue of a large bird is in her garden.    A statute is law: The government publishes new statutes each year.    Stature means status, standing : Chester Drors is a man of… …   Confused words