statute

English

Etymology

From Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum (“a statute”), neuter singular of Latin statutus, past participle of statuō (“I set up, establish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/
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Noun

statute (countable and uncountable, plural statutes)

  1. Written law, as laid down by the legislature.

Derived terms

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Further reading
  • statute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • statute in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

statūte

  1. vocative masculine singular of statūtus

References
  • “statute”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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