Statute
41statute barred — ˌstatute ˈbarred adjective LAW a statute barred legal action is one which cannot be brought to trial in a civil court because too much time has passed: • The solicitor had allowed the case to become statute barred, by failing to serve on time. *… …
42statute law — ➔ law * * * statute law UK US noun [U] ► LAW a system of laws that have been decided and approved by a parliament: »Statute law appears to be against us. under statute law »British company directors who bribe to win overseas contracts could be… …
43statute of limitations — ˌstatute of limiˈtations noun statutes of limitations PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a law that gives the period of time within which action can be taken on a legal question or crime: • Under the current statute of limitations, he has up to three… …
44Statute of Westminster — 1. the Statute of Westminster 1931 distinguished dominions from colonies and legislation applicable to colonies. Dominions were permitted to pass extraterritorial legislation and no UK legislation was to extend to the dominions unless expressly… …
45statute book — statute books N COUNT: the/poss N The statute book is a record of all the laws made by the government. [mainly BRIT] The Bill could reach the statute book by the summer if it attracts the support of Home Office ministers... Germany still has no… …
46Statute Law — (auch Statutory Law) bezeichnet vor allem in Ländern, die zum englischen Rechtskreis gerechnet werden, Normen, die von den zur Gesetzgebung befugten Organen (das heißt vor allem gewählte Parlamente) in Gestalt von Gesetzen und Verordnungen… …
47statute law — n: statutory law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. statute law …
48Statute-Law — [ stætjuːt lɔː] das, , im angloamerikanischen Recht das Gesetzesrecht, also das kodifizierte Recht im Unterschied zum Common Law. Es hat die Aufgabe, den durch das Fallrecht (Case Law) erzeugten Normenkomplex zu ergänzen oder ihn den geänderten …
49statute of limitation — statute of limitation: statute of limitations Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
50statute of mortmain — statute of mortmain: mortmain statute Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
