statutory law
statutory law · statutory laws
formelles Gesetz, Parlamentsgesetz, Gesetz im formellen Sinn, Gesetzesrecht
A law enacted by a legislative bodyA law enacted by a legislative body.
» Statutory law is written and passed by a legislature.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A law enacted by a legislative body.
formelles Gesetz, Parlamentsgesetz, Gesetz im formellen Sinn
the body of laws created by legislative statutes
(uncountable)The complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and currently in effect within a jurisdiction.
Gesetzesrecht
Examples
1 sentencesStatutory law is written and passed by a legislature.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
a law enacted by a legislative body:
complete corpus of legislatively-enacted laws:
Forms
plural: statutory laws| Singular | statutory law |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsthe complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and current in effect within a jurisdiction:statute law
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcommon law
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable