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statutes

US/ˈstæt͡ʃuts/

statutes is the plural of statute.

Meaning of statute

Noun

statute (countable and uncountable, plural statutes)

  1. A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
    • The new statute limited working hours.
  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.

Phrases with statutes

Questions about statutes

What is statutes the plural of?
Statutes is the plural of statute.
How do you pronounce statutes?
Statutes is pronounced /ˈstæt͡ʃuts/ (US).

Words near statutes in the dictionary

  1. statute mile
  2. statute miles
  3. statute of frauds
  4. statute of limitations
  5. statute of repose
  6. statutes
  7. statutes at large
  8. statutes of frauds
  9. statutes of limitations
  10. statutes of repose
  11. statutorily

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Adapted from Wiktionary: statutes (page history and authors); statute (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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