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 The Bankruptcy Court noted that the bankruptcy statutes do not define who is a beneficiary and that the issue would be determined by Arizona state law. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Rokita said in a statement that nothing in Indiana’s emergency powers statutes prevent the governor from declaring separate emergencies based on different factors. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Missouri statutes allow police to be requested, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 The government has also indicted nearly 50 people on conspiracy charges in Michigan, Texas and Minnesota using different legal statutes. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 Violations of the Clean Water Act are somewhat easier to prove than violations of other statutes because the simple act of discharging a pollutant without a permit is a violation of the law. — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 California courts have repeatedly refused to rewrite unconstitutional tax statutes on the grounds that this usurps the role of the Legislature or, in the case of an initiative, the people. — Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026 The laws eliminate preventive arrests and stop prosecutors from processing political parties involved in corruption under the same statutes as criminal groups. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Even if an individual did not own shares directly tied to the transatlantic slave trade, the capital generated by the practice was funneled into various pillars of European society, embedded in architecture, statutes, and schools. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
  1. laws
  2. acts
  3. ordinances
  4. bills
  5. amendments
Noun
  • For these shoppers, switching to a card or digital wallet may not be a simple alternative, hence the existence of cash-payment laws.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Jim Zouras, a Chicago attorney who’s represented people in hundreds of Illinois privacy lawsuits, said the state has constructed many new data centers since enacting its privacy laws.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of laws
Noun
  • Although umbrella insurance is far from perfect ― for instance, intentional acts are generally excluded ― umbrella insurance can provide much larger coverage amounts for things already covered by other policies with lower limits.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The character is renowned in the wizarding world for his many heroic deeds, though he’s later revealed as a fraud who took credit for the acts of others after erasing part of their memories.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of acts
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  • These include six Illinois towns where data centers have been canceled since last year, and 13 which have enacted moratoriums or restrictive ordinances, according to Robinson Meyer, Heatmap’s executive editor.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • All seven council members voted unanimously to approve the site plan, telling residents the vote was procedural — simply on whether or not the plan fits the city's ordinances.
    — Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordinances
Noun
  • Europeans also face the prospect of hikes to their energy bills this winter, as natural gas prices climb.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Republican Party has ignored the national debt every time Republican presidents have signed bills that have cut taxes on the wealthy.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bills
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  • Also, in many states, victims’ rights amendments guarantee to victims of crimes the opportunity to participate in criminal trials, and frequently constrain defendants’ rights.
    — Quinn Yeargain, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • However, proponents of workplace surveillance say that the amendments are not enough to secure their support for the bill.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of amendments

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