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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
Certain statutes explicitly appeal to what’s reasonable—exasperating those who find the standard hopelessly indeterminate.
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Defendants face charges under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and conspiracy statutes and are accused of intimidating worshippers and disrupting religious services.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Several of those plaintiff communities, including Aurora, Westminster, Lafayette and Centennial, appear on the state’s list as being out of compliance with the state statutes.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
However, a careful review of the statutes and connected regulations reveals that probably very few if any California common-interest developments will be affected by this law.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
For nearly 70 years, its attorneys have investigated hate crimes and police abuses, worked to combat discrimination, and enforced the protections enshrined in statutes such as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The legislation represents a major modernization of the state’s statutes governing nonprofit corporations to bring them into alignment with the American Bar Association’s Model Nonprofit Corporation Act that has now been adopted by 37 states.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
City officials said those payments were part of the terms of Dustman’s resignation, but the exact terms were not public records under Missouri statutes on closed records.
—Ben Wheeler
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
However, small, non-restricted pet snakes, such as ball pythons, are generally legal, according to Connecticut statutes.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Defendants face charges under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and conspiracy statutes and are accused of intimidating worshippers and disrupting religious services.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Several of those plaintiff communities, including Aurora, Westminster, Lafayette and Centennial, appear on the state’s list as being out of compliance with the state statutes.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
However, a careful review of the statutes and connected regulations reveals that probably very few if any California common-interest developments will be affected by this law.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
For nearly 70 years, its attorneys have investigated hate crimes and police abuses, worked to combat discrimination, and enforced the protections enshrined in statutes such as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The legislation represents a major modernization of the state’s statutes governing nonprofit corporations to bring them into alignment with the American Bar Association’s Model Nonprofit Corporation Act that has now been adopted by 37 states.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
City officials said those payments were part of the terms of Dustman’s resignation, but the exact terms were not public records under Missouri statutes on closed records.
—Ben Wheeler
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
However, small, non-restricted pet snakes, such as ball pythons, are generally legal, according to Connecticut statutes.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
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Meanwhile, the rollout of India’s new four labor codes, intended to replace a patchwork of older laws, formally began on April 1, though implementation depends on individual states finalizing their own rules.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tybee Island has an open container ordinance, so drinks can be taken out onto the beach in to-go cups, but public intoxication laws will also be enforced.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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And yet this series of antisemitic criminal acts has also strengthened the resolve of some of those affected.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said the 21-year-old D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14 and mutilating a body.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Yet sentiments like Brock’s are being repeated across California and the US, where hostility to battery farms has scuttled projects as residents and local officials sue to overturn government approvals or enact ordinances to ban the facilities or restrict where they can be built.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Textbooks, flags, legal ordinances, school and street names, grave markers, popular songs, the names of trees—all of these gave oxygen to a lie.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Assault victims in Virginia may seek a civil resolution to their criminal case through accord and satisfaction, an agreement for an amount owed in damages, such as money to cover the cost of medical bills or property repairs.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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New York has taken a different approach, and ordinary New Yorkers are paying the price every month through their utility bills.—
Nicole Malliotakis,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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That budget reconciliation resolution introduced Tuesday did not give instructions to tax-writing committees in the House or Senate, but Kustoff said there is a possibility for amendments to the bill before passage.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Charter Review Committee has historically convened to seek resident input and give recommendations on which proposed amendments to the city’s charter — the document that governs the city — should be put in front of voters.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Statutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutes. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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