statute
A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative bodyA written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
» Some crimes have no statute of limitations.
Manche Verbrechen verjähren nicht.
У некоторых преступлений нет срока давности.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
The new statute limited working hours.
Parliament passed a statute on environmental protection.
Statut
уста́вustáv, стату́тstatút
an act passed by a legislative body
(countable, uncountable)A rule of an organization or institution.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
(countable, historical, uncountable)Legal status of being subject to this.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A statute fair.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God.
Examples
13 sentencesSome crimes have no statute of limitations.
ruУ некоторых преступлений нет срока давности.
deManche Verbrechen verjähren nicht.
I've heard there's no statute of limitations on murder.
Such crimes have no statute of limitations.
ruУ таких преступлений нет сроков давности.
deSolche Verbrechen verjähren nicht.
What's the statute of limitations on theft?
What's the statute of limitations on murder?
deWann verjährt Mord?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum (“a statute”)From Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum (“a statute”), neuter singular of Latin statutus, past participle of statuō (“to set up, establish”).
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Forms
plural: statutesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an act passed by a legislative body:legislative act
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable