Statute



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解释

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• n.法规, 法令
• ［英］ n.法规, 法令 ( a law enacted by the legislative branch)
• ［类］ overture : opera / prologue : novel / preamble : statute ( 歌剧的序曲 / 小说的前言 / 法律的导言)
• ［记］ stat ( 站) ＋ute
• ［例］ the statutes of a university

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: 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
• Date: 14th century
• 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
• Synonyms: see law

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