statute

/ˈstætʃ·ut/ n [C/U]

Definition

› a law that has been formally approved and written down: [U] The salaries of most federal workers are set by statute. statutory

/ˈstætʃ·əˌtɔr·i/, /-ˌtoʊr·i/ adj [not gradable]

(Definition of statute n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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