counterstatute

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noun

A statute that counteracts or opposes another statute.

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Meanings

nouncounterstatute (plural counterstatutes)

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

Origin

From counter- + statute.

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APA

counterstatute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstatute

MLA

“counterstatute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstatute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterstatute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstatute.

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