statute

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Noun

1. 1
   A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
2. 2
   A rule of an organization or institution.
3. 3
   A law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God.
4. 4
   A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
5. 5
   A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing: Legal status of being subject to this.
6. 6
   A statute fair.