statute (statutory) law

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• Statutory law — or statute law is written law (as opposed to oral or customary law) set down by a legislature or other governing authority such as the executive branch of government in response to a perceived need to clarify the functioning of government,… …   Wikipedia

• statutory law — noun the body of laws created by legislative statutes • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence * * * noun : the law declared by statute in the broadest sense as distinguished from the common or customary law or the law d …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• statute law — n: statutory law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. statute law …   Law dictionary

• statutory law — the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law. Also called statute law. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• statutory — stat·u·to·ry / sta chə ˌtōr ē/ adj 1: of or relating to a statute or statutes a statutory provision 2: enacted, created, regulated, or defined by statute a statutory presumption a statutory insider stat·u·to·ri·ly /ˌsta chə tōr ə lē/ …   Law dictionary

• statute of limitations — 1 a: a statute establishing a period of time from the accrual of a cause of action (as upon the occurrence or discovery of an injury) within which a right of action must be exercised compare laches, statute of repose b: a criminal statute… …   Law dictionary

• statute of frauds — 1 often cap S&F a: a state law modeled on the English Statute of Frauds or dealing with the enforcement and requirements of agreements in particular circumstances see also statute of frauds in the important laws section compare main purpose rule; …   Law dictionary

• Statute — A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a country, state, city, or county. cite book last = Black first = Henry Campbell title = Black s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition publisher = West Publishing date = 1990 …   Wikipedia

• statutory construction — n. Interpretation of a statute, often done by a judge when a statute is invoked during a lawsuit; see also construe, construction The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

• statutory rape — n: rape consisting of sexual intercourse with a person beneath an age (as 14 years) specified by statute ◇ Many state statutes also specify a minimum age of the perpetrator or an age differential (as at least four years) between the perpetrator… …   Law dictionary