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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
That includes planning, organizing, evaluating and directing the work of the ALI based on legal mandates, changing and emergent training needs, departmental priorities, directives, statutes, and strategic goals.
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Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead of requiring employees who experience these sorts of symptoms to fit their cases into other statutes, Philadelphia’s new ordinance makes protection clear and explicit.
—Ann Juliano, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
The plaintiffs argued that federal statutes enacted in the 1800s that set a uniform day for the election for president and Congress require ballots to be received by Election Day.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of recent statutes, executive actions, and regulations seem to play a game of one-upmanship in which states try to find ways to be even more cruel.
—Darren Rosenblum, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The result is a never-ending parade of statutes favoring the wealthy and privileged above those unfortunate souls in society who need the most help and compassion.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Some of the concessions, however, are assertions that the administration will abide by statutes already codified in law.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
California and Oregon are the only other states with laws making the same change across all statutes and documents, and the Washington Legislature’s move puts the entire West Coast in line with the modernization guidelines.
—Komo Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2026
Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead of requiring employees who experience these sorts of symptoms to fit their cases into other statutes, Philadelphia’s new ordinance makes protection clear and explicit.
—Ann Juliano, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
The plaintiffs argued that federal statutes enacted in the 1800s that set a uniform day for the election for president and Congress require ballots to be received by Election Day.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of recent statutes, executive actions, and regulations seem to play a game of one-upmanship in which states try to find ways to be even more cruel.
—Darren Rosenblum, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The result is a never-ending parade of statutes favoring the wealthy and privileged above those unfortunate souls in society who need the most help and compassion.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Some of the concessions, however, are assertions that the administration will abide by statutes already codified in law.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
California and Oregon are the only other states with laws making the same change across all statutes and documents, and the Washington Legislature’s move puts the entire West Coast in line with the modernization guidelines.
—Komo Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
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Wang said her American citizenship was made possible by the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship guarantee and by changes to laws that had restricted Asian immigration.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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With that in mind, Egbert didn’t share her colleagues’ discomfort with pre-empting local laws.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dion will perform multiple shows per week throughout September and October at the 40,000-seat venue, which has previously hosted major acts such as Taylor Swift, the Rolling Stones and Kendrick Lamar.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Though Israel technically has the death penalty on the books as a possible punishment for acts of genocide, espionage during wartime and certain terror offenses, the country hasn’t put anyone to death since Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Similar welcoming city ordinances have been approved by other cities and villages, although Dixon acknowledged that Elgin’s would be the most progressive in the state if approved.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Other jurisdictions have adopted similar ordinances, including the cities of West Sacramento and San Diego, and Placer and Nevada counties.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The dueling bills leave the shutdown without an end in sight.—
Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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That will enable getting cheaper, cleaner renewable energy onto the grid faster to reduce electric bills.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Under the amendments, the machines could only go to OTBs that also have sports betting licenses.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
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Several amendments to strengthen the regulations based on residents’ concerns were proposed by Ald.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Statutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutes. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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