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What does statute mean?

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Noun
  1. Written law, as laid down by the legislature.
  2. (law, common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.
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This statute was merely a reenactment of prior statutes which have preserved common law crimes and made them part of our jurisprudence.
Despite its widespread popularity among Florida's politicians, the bond cap statute was not entirely kosher from a constitutional point of view.
The punishments for violating the statute did not vary by condition, but by race and gender.
This traditional function suggests that laches should be limited to cases in which no statute of limitations applies.
An appropriately drawn limitation statute would surely produce a more just result.
In many states, that has been changed by statute, particularly for crimes like joyriding.

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