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

Many changes are stylistic, attempting to conform to the language of the regulation to existing language in use in other state statutes. — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Under federal statutes, Uhls could face up to 20 years in prison without parole for wire fraud and up to 10 years in prison without parole for money laundering. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 July 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

All of these tariffs are being instituted using a variety of different statutes, known by three-digit numbers - 122, 338, 232, 301 - for the sections of laws being invoked. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026

Following the report, both StubHub and Baker were hit with a class action lawsuit over allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and violation of state consumer protection statutes among other claims. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

That could include filing a civil claim with the Justice Department under the Whistleblower Protection Act or using other federal statutes to pursue compensation in a lawsuit against the government. — Jay Weaver july 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026