Synonyms of statutes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laws
• acts
• ordinances
• bills
• amendments
• prohibitions
• enactments
• constitutions
• legislations
• regulations
• rulings
• rules
• commandments
• bylaws
• decrees
• edicts
• directives
• dictates
• ground rules
• restrictions
• common law
• fiats
• commands
• proscriptions
• canons
• blue laws
• capitularies
• encyclicals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• higher laws

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of statutes

Florida law has specific statutory provisions that address feral and free-ranging cats, which are considered domestic animals under state law that are protected by the animal cruelty statutes. — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

The guidance didn’t specify which of the hundreds of subsections chapter 115 of Missouri’s statutes Peters was citing. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

All federal criminal statutes imposing additional charges or penalties for the unlawful possession of a firearm remain in place and will continue to be enforced by federal law enforcement. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

It has also been interpreted as prohibiting states from adopting statutes that substantially interfere with other states’ economies, a point relevant given varying state NIL laws. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Roughly two dozen countries have statutes that classify maternal infanticide as less culpable than ordinary murder; the United States recognizes no such distinction, forcing cases like Clancy’s into the contentious framework of the insanity defense. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Obeying God’s statutes in our own lives helps open the way for others to do the same. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

The case was brought in 2023, and accused Meta of violating federal and state laws, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, and various consumer protection statutes. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Verbal assurances survive one budget cycle; statutes and public budget documents survive turnover in the governor's office and the attorney general's office alike. — Darla Silva, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026