statutes

noun

plural of statute
as in laws
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 Those statutes prohibit local governments from limiting federal immigration enforcement. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 While state legislators pass the statutes that define crimes, local prosecutors decide where to spend limited enforcement dollars. — Ronald Wright, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 Some potential privacy breaches may fall under product safety laws that attorneys general can prosecute under UDAP statutes , Schroeder said, acknowledging the possibility of broader AI legislation coming out of the next Congress. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The lawsuit in District Court for the District of Columbia contends that the federal government failed to comply with numerous statutes. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Conservative lawyer Michael Edney cast the move in a long line of other attempts to pare back statutes from that era. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 Immigration violations are civil infractions, not crimes, and both common law and state statutes bar such arrests at courthouses. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The administration made swift work of reconstituting the tariff scheme using other trade statutes, like Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Someone who has just been arrested for driving under the influence isn’t thinking about statutes, motions and legal procedure. — Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
  1. laws
  2. acts
  3. ordinances
  4. bills
  5. amendments
Noun
  • Some voting laws have changed in Ohio since 2022, including the state eliminating its grace period for receiving mail ballots, a change that forces voters to return those ballots earlier.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Different views on the topic The Justice Department says its actions are intended to enforce federal voting laws and protect citizens’ ballots from dilution.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of laws
Noun
  • The 11-day 312 Comedy Festival, spread across seven venues, features standup acts such as Michelle Wolf, Nikki Glaser, and Hacks writer Pat Regan.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Three decades ago, the indie music scene was flourishing with homegrown acts like Beck and Rilo Kiley, based around clubs like Spaceland and the Garage.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of acts
Noun
  • The proposal is a combination of two ordinances originally pitched to the council in September.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • It is not referenced in the Vermilion Parish code of ordinances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of ordinances
Noun
  • But once those bills stop after age 5, the lower rent pulls the long-run totals down sharply.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Times’ reporting found that Marshall filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills during his career as an obstetrician-gynecologist and that patients were arrested in 81 of those cases for missing court dates.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bills
Noun
  • Experts say the amendments could affect how the Japanese public views the imperial family.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Florida, however, requires amendments to secure 60% of the vote to pass.
    — Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of amendments

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