Meanings
nounstatute law (plural statute laws)
plural statute laws
- uncountablelawThe complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and currently in effect within a jurisdiction, as opposed to regulations or case law.
Synonyms: statutory law
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and currently in effect within a jurisdiction, as opposed to regulations or case law.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 成文法
- 成文法 (chéngwénfǎ)a law enacted by a legislative body
Finnish säädös, säädösoikeus
- säädösa law enacted by a legislative body
- säädösoikeuscomplete corpus of legislatively-enacted laws
French droit législatif
- droit législatifa law enacted by a legislative body
German Gesetzesrecht
- Gesetzesrechta law enacted by a legislative body
Japanese 成文法
- 成文法 (seibunhō)a law enacted by a legislative body
Polish ustawa, dziennik ustaw
- ustawaa law enacted by a legislative body
- dziennik ustawcomplete corpus of legislatively-enacted laws
Russian стату́тное пра́во
- стату́тное пра́во (statútnoje právo)a law enacted by a legislative body
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APA
statute law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statute%20law
MLA
“statute law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statute%20law. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statute law,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statute%20law.
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