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a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
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Recent Examples of statutes
Those policies, their attorneys argue, violate state laws in California that prohibit restrictions on NIL rights, as well as federal antitrust statutes.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Twice in the past 10 years, the city has sued the motel’s owner under nuisance abatement statutes.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
The settlement doesn’t extinguish potential claims under other areas of law, including Title IX, labor and employment laws, or state NIL and right of publicity statutes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
Alabama as an ‘outlier’ in death penalty statutes Only a handful of states ever allowed judicial override.
—Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
This pyramid structure quickly became the norm for soccer around the world and enshrined in FIFA statutes.
—Kirk Bowman, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Buried not so deep in the bylaws and statutes that legally define FIFA, is a pledge that the organization will abstain from the vagaries of politics.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
The historic overturning of precedent effectively stripped HHS and its sub-agencies of the power to independently interpret statutes, including human subject protections regulations.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
After the simultaneous awarding of the Russian and Qatari World Cups, in 2010, a process that was riddled with vote-buying, FIFA updated its statutes to make sure that such a thing would never happen again.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Twice in the past 10 years, the city has sued the motel’s owner under nuisance abatement statutes.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
The settlement doesn’t extinguish potential claims under other areas of law, including Title IX, labor and employment laws, or state NIL and right of publicity statutes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
Alabama as an ‘outlier’ in death penalty statutes Only a handful of states ever allowed judicial override.
—Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
This pyramid structure quickly became the norm for soccer around the world and enshrined in FIFA statutes.
—Kirk Bowman, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Buried not so deep in the bylaws and statutes that legally define FIFA, is a pledge that the organization will abstain from the vagaries of politics.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
The historic overturning of precedent effectively stripped HHS and its sub-agencies of the power to independently interpret statutes, including human subject protections regulations.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
After the simultaneous awarding of the Russian and Qatari World Cups, in 2010, a process that was riddled with vote-buying, FIFA updated its statutes to make sure that such a thing would never happen again.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
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In the absence of broad federal legislation, some states have passed laws to address potentially risky and harmful uses of AI, such as the creation of misleading deepfakes and discrimination in hiring.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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According to the order, the recommendations will not affect state AI laws related to child safety protections, data center infrastructure, state procurement of AI and other topics that have not yet been established.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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At 16, Avtan bopped around her bedroom in West Hills to the digital hardcore and gabber of acts like Lolita Storm.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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That incident followed several other acts of vandalism by the group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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South Strabane Township's board of supervisors passed two ordinances related to data center development during a meeting on Tuesday.—
Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the DeKalb County Commissioners are reportedly reviewing local rules and ordinances after residents raised concerns during a public meeting on June 8.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Angel's family has started a GoFundMe to assist with her medical bills, baby products and accessible additions such as structural ramps to their home, as the teen was paralyzed in the incident and is using a wheelchair.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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More bills have been introduced this year than last, including by Republicans, said Justine Gluck, policy director of the Future of Privacy Forum, a nonprofit that advocates for data privacy in technology and whose members are from industry, academia and civic groups.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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The incorporated amendments were championed by councilmembers, including Pamela Campos, Peter Ortiz, Domingo Candelas, George Casey, Bien Doan, Rosemary Kamei, Anthony Tordillos, and David Cohen.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Wu can now accept or veto Council amendments.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Statutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutes. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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