Sentence examples for specific statute from inspiring English sources

The specific statute controls the nonspecific statute.

"But there is a specific statute addressing the obligation in state law".

First, it is well-settled that where two statutory provisions are in conflict, the specific statute controls the general statute.

"There is a specific statute that governs access to and inspection of vital records in the state of Hawaii.

In fact there is no specific statute addressing the possession of up to 25 plants, making the legal situation murky.

Still, it can be hard to distinguish between enterprises that are legally considered fraudulent and those which aren't, and no specific statute outlaws pyramid schemes.

In the hearings on Thursday, the men were not charged under specific statutes.

Cockfighting was already illegal in Kansas under animal-cruelty laws but the state had no specific statutes on it.

Specific statutes are to be fitted into an antecedent legal system.

Recently the site was extended by adding commentaries to specific statutes, which should enable laypersons to understand certain legislation.

The court, in suspending the decree, issued an unusually broad decision that referred not only to specific statutes and texts but also to an underlying legal tradition.