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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
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.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Whatever proponents call these statutes, the national effect is the same.
—Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Voila, lean into existing statutes and don’t get bogged down with those someday hoped-for new laws.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Madrid’s statutes requiring presidential candidates to have 20 years of membership would also not be an issue for Riquelme.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Under federal statutes, Valencia-Soriano could receive up to 20 years in prison without parole, if convicted.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
The lawsuit argued that Georgia law mandates transparency in all aspects of the conduct of elections and the counting and recording of votes, and that Raffensperger's decision to exclude observers violates those statutes.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
On top of misquoting statutes and misrepresenting legal standards, the filing also made broad claims about what constitutes doxing without citing a single case to support their stance.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
What crosses the line What the federal FTC Act and analogous state consumer-deception statutes usually care about is not whether a design is annoying.
—Gregory M. Dickinson, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Whatever proponents call these statutes, the national effect is the same.
—Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Voila, lean into existing statutes and don’t get bogged down with those someday hoped-for new laws.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Madrid’s statutes requiring presidential candidates to have 20 years of membership would also not be an issue for Riquelme.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Under federal statutes, Valencia-Soriano could receive up to 20 years in prison without parole, if convicted.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
The lawsuit argued that Georgia law mandates transparency in all aspects of the conduct of elections and the counting and recording of votes, and that Raffensperger's decision to exclude observers violates those statutes.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
On top of misquoting statutes and misrepresenting legal standards, the filing also made broad claims about what constitutes doxing without citing a single case to support their stance.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
What crosses the line What the federal FTC Act and analogous state consumer-deception statutes usually care about is not whether a design is annoying.
—Gregory M. Dickinson, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
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The policies proposed by the candidates range from eliminating key environmental laws to providing free childcare and college tuition.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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But the way telemedicine is practiced varies widely, and state laws largely dictate rules that telehealth providers must follow.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The acts played the same local haunts and campus functions before merging into a supergroup that would alter the course of modern music history.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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What kinds of acts still move you?—
Joelle Goldstein,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Our request to rezone a small part of the site at the corner of Wick and Holland is 100% in accordance with City planning and relevant ordinances.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The Chicago City Council also passed affordable-housing ordinances in the nearby neighborhoods.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Supporters argue the two bills address different stages of an investigation.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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To pay for her medical bills, the family had to sell most of their remaining cattle and goats, a bitter blow after years of drought had already decimated local herds.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Due to procedural rules in Congress, Democrats will have a small window to introduce amendments to the budget bill to try to officially end the fund.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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During the Senate’s vote-a-rama process, both parties can offer unlimited amendments and Democrats are expected to put forward a number of politically tricky amendments for Republicans to vote on.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Statutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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