Statute
51statute book — n on the statute book officially part of the law ▪ The government would like to see this new law on the statute book as soon as possible …
52statute book, the — statute ,book, the noun a book containing a list of all the statutes in a state or country: on the statute book (=in operation): a law that is still on the statute book …
53statute cap — noun (Shakespeare) A kind of cap enjoined by statute (1571) to be worn on Sundays by all below a certain rank • • • Main Entry: ↑statute …
54Statute law — (engl., spr. ßtättjūt lao), positives, geschriebenes Recht im Gegensatz zum Gewohnheitsrecht, ungeschriebenen Recht (Common law, s. d.). In den Vereinigten Staaten bestehen die Statute laws in der Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten, in den… …
55statute of uses — An English law enacted in 1535 to end the practice of creating uses in real property by changing the purely equitable title of those entitled to a use into absolute ownership with the right of possession. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of… …
56statute of wills — An early English law that provided that all individuals who owned land were permitted to leave or devise two thirds of their property to anyone by written will and testament, effective upon their death. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of… …
57statute of York — An English law enacted in 1318 that required the consent of Parliament in all legislative matters. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. statute of York …
58statute book — ► NOUN 1) a book in which laws are written. 2) (the statute book) a nation s laws collectively …
59statute of limitations — n. 1. a statute limiting the period within which a specific legal action may be taken 2. the period itself …
60statute labour — noun (old) Compulsory labour on roads, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑statute …
