Sentence examples for are statutes from inspiring English sources
noun
Written law, as laid down by the legislature.
"If you're trying to kill somebody, there are statutes to protect against that," Mr. Coleman said.
In court papers, prosecutors have said that federal criminal laws override local laws, whether they are statutes, state constitutions or the Puerto Rican Constitution.
Does the decision from the United States Patent Office have any legal impact on the rest of the world? A. In Europe already there are statutes that exclude things like cloned human beings from being patented.
But not all statutes of "repose" are statutes of "limitations"; a statute of limitations is a procedural rule requiring a plaintiff to bring suit within a certain time after her cause of action has accrued.
There are statutes currently in effect that may offer some control over 3Dprinted guns; however, these statutes may need to be altered to provide adequate regulatory control over illegal possession and misuse of 3D-printed firearms.
Examples are statutes licensing physicians and dentists, which apply only to those entering the profession subsequent to the passage of the act and exempt those then in practice, or zoning laws which exempt existing buildings, or laws forbidding slaughterhouses within certain areas, but excepting existing establishm nts.
Clearly, §§ 1979 and 1980 were statutes 'authorizing' suits.
The result was statutes that eternally bear his name in common idiom.
Cameron suggests his promises on tax should be statute.
The legal term for this is "statute of limitations".
"Listen, this is statute," Mr. Burr said with a tone of exasperation.
