Meanings
nounstatute book (plural statute books)
plural statute books
- informallawAll the statutes and laws of a given jurisdiction, whether or not listed in an actual book.
And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.
2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 71
Translations
Finnish säädöskokoelma
- säädöskokoelmaall statutes and laws of a jurisdiction
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APA
statute book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statute%20book
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“statute book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statute%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statute book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statute%20book.
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