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The phrase "amend the statutes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts when referring to making changes or modifications to existing laws or regulations.
Example: "The committee has proposed to amend the statutes to better reflect current societal values."
Alternatives: "revise the laws" or "modify the regulations".
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"I wouldn't be surprised at all to see an attempt to amend the statutes in Congress to cover fact patterns like the one presented in this case".
They have also asked the bishops to help lobby for laws that would amend the statutes of limitations that in many states make it nearly impossible to prosecute cases of sexual abuse that occurred years earlier.
Authorises the Director-General to amend the statutes of bodies established under Article VI of the Constitution, so as to bring them into line with the amended text of Article VI, paragraph 3, and to submit to the bodies established under Article VI or Article XIV suitable draft amendments to the relevant conventions, agreements or rules of procedure, as appropriate".
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Kampala is not the last opportunity to amend the statute.
As a result, members of Congress have introduced a number of bills to amend the statute.
"I implore Congress to amend the statute to reflect the realities of file sharing.
Under such circumstances, the failure of Congress to amend the statute is without meaning for purposes of statutory interpretation.
There have been efforts to weaken that immunity, most recently by a coalition of state prosecutors that urged Congress to amend the statute.
We cannot amend the statute to create liability for acts that are not themselves manipulative or deceptive within the meaning of the statute.
Both sides agreed today that the court's strong language left little if any room for the Legislature to amend the statute.
This is not strictly true as under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act, passed by MPs, May and her ministers have wide-ranging powers to amend the statute book – the so-called "Henry VIII powers".
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