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statute

/ˈstatjuːt/US/ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/

statute noun: a written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.

Noun

statute (countable and uncountable, plural statutes)

  1. A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
    • The new statute limited working hours.
    • Parliament passed a statute on environmental protection.
  2. A rule of an organization or institution.
  3. (archaic) A law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God.
  4. (historical) A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
    1. (historical) Legal status of being subject to this.
  5. (historical) A statute fair.

statute meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

statute in Hindi

legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law
अधिनियम adhiniyam
written law as laid down by the legislature
अधिनियम adhiniyam, क़ानून qānūn, कानून kānūn

statute in Tamil

செய்சட்டம், இயற்றுச் சட்டம்

statute in Marathi

a statute, law, or legal enactment
विधी vidhī

statute in Urdu

فرض, حکم, قانون
More languagesFewer languages
statute in Bengali
সংবিধি
statute in Telugu
వ్యవస్థ vyavastha
statute in Malayalam
വ്യവസ്ഥ
statute in Kannada
ಕಾಯಿದೆ, ನಿಬಂಧನೆ, ಕಟ್ಟಳೆ, ವಿಧಿ
statute in Malay
statut
statute in Indonesian
ketetapan hukum, undang-undang, statuta
statute in Persian
قانون qânun

Examples of statute in a sentence

  • The Supreme Court ruled against the applicant and found the statute constitutional.
  • The statute of limitations defense was tolled as a result of the defendant’s wrongful conduct.
  • The governor issued many statutes during his term.

All 40 example sentences with statute

Forms of statute

pluralstatutes

Plural of statute: statutes

Origin of 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”).

Words formed from statute

Phrases with statute

Questions about statute

What does statute mean?
Statute means a written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
What is statute in Hindi?
Statute in Hindi is अधिनियम (adhiniyam), क़ानून (qānūn), कानून (kānūn). See Statute meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is statute?
Statute is a noun.
How do you pronounce statute?
Statute is pronounced /ˈstatjuːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of statute?
The plural of statute is statutes.

Words near statute in the dictionary

  1. statusmaxxing
  2. statusy
  3. statutable
  4. statutableness
  5. statutably
  6. statute
  7. statute acre
  8. statute acres
  9. statute book
  10. statute books
  11. statute fair

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: statute (page history and authors); statute (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); विधी (Marathi) (page history and authors); statute (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statute (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వ్యవస్థ (Telugu) (page history and authors); statute (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statute (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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