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a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
a new antilittering statute
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Recent Examples of statutes
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.
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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
While many of the California laws banning the political use of public office are civil statutes, one is a criminal statute.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Florida statutes creating the charter school framework also require those schools to be nonreligious.
—Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Unlike other international financial heavyweights like the IMF or the World Bank, the Paris Club lacks a legal mandate or statutes.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
As the college sports industry continues to evolve, DOJ will look for ways to apply already existing criminal statutes, like the wire fraud statute, to areas susceptible to fraudulent or corrupt conduct.
—Robert L. Boone, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Her filing says the renaming violates federal statutes, breaches the board’s fiduciary duties and contradicts the trust Congress created after Kennedy’s assassination.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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
While many of the California laws banning the political use of public office are civil statutes, one is a criminal statute.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Florida statutes creating the charter school framework also require those schools to be nonreligious.
—Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Unlike other international financial heavyweights like the IMF or the World Bank, the Paris Club lacks a legal mandate or statutes.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
As the college sports industry continues to evolve, DOJ will look for ways to apply already existing criminal statutes, like the wire fraud statute, to areas susceptible to fraudulent or corrupt conduct.
—Robert L. Boone, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Her filing says the renaming violates federal statutes, breaches the board’s fiduciary duties and contradicts the trust Congress created after Kennedy’s assassination.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
Noun
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The ban does not apply in Macao and Hong Kong — where the BTS tour lands in 2027 — because both are special regions in China with their own governments and laws.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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This drop is partly the result of many smoking laws enacted in the past 50 years.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Typical events, like the Super Bowl or large musical acts like Taylor Swift and Beyonce, at either of the venues, have clogged city streets and created a safety issue, Davidson says.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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One of the emerging acts on the bill that year was a rock combo out of New York called The Strokes.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Municipal officials help decide how the city budget is spent, what local ordinances should be, and what projects to support with tax breaks, zoning changes and more.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Citing a surge in reckless riding and pedestrian close-calls, some South Florida municipalities are launching safety campaigns or passing ordinances to regulate e-bikes on neighborhood streets and sidewalks.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sutton Foster stars as Liza Miller, a divorced Gen X mom with a serious resume gap and tuition bills due for her daughter’s education.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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While two of those three bills from Illinois lawmakers would cut off new or expanded budget gap fillers for the city, Pritzker’s latest budget proposal would also essentially reduce another.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Again, amendments to association governing documents may be required to avoid any incompatibilities.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rather than engaging with the policy’s details, some used the process to relitigate the premise itself or to propose amendments that had little to do with implementation.—
Rep. Nick Menapace,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Statutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutes. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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