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counterstatute

counterstatute noun: a statute that counteracts or opposes another statute.

Noun

counterstatute (plural counterstatutes)

  1. A statute that counteracts or opposes another statute.
    • […] the contradictory, repetitive, and often confusing labyrinth of statutes and counterstatutes issued by the central authorities […]2004, Stanley J. Stein, Barbara H. Stein, Apogee of Empire, page 19

Forms of counterstatute

pluralcounterstatutes

Origin of counterstatute

From counter- + statute.

Questions about counterstatute

What does counterstatute mean?
Counterstatute means a statute that counteracts or opposes another statute.
What part of speech is counterstatute?
Counterstatute is a noun.
What is the plural of counterstatute?
The plural of counterstatute is counterstatutes.

Words near counterstatute in the dictionary

  1. counterstated
  2. counterstatement
  3. counterstatements
  4. counterstates
  5. counterstating
  6. counterstatute
  7. counterstatutes
  8. counterstealth
  9. countersteer
  10. countersteered
  11. countersteering

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