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statute law
noun
A law enacted by a legislative body.
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He said that statute law, together with judicial and parliamentary oversight, had everything under proper control.
Nigerian statute law includes much of the British colonial legislation, most of which has been revised.
"This statute law repeals bill is the result of rigorous research and thorough consultation.
There are many forms of statute law which already restrict the activities of the press.
In civil-law countries, company law consists of statute law; in common-law countries it consists partly of the ordinary rules of common law and equity and partly statute law.
With luck, it then becomes statute law and thus changes the canon law of the Church of England.
"The case law dates back to the 14th century and the statute law to the 13th century," he says.
Edward's civil legislation, which amended the unwritten common law, remained for centuries as the basic statute law.
Under this statute, law enforcement must obtain a warrant from a judge to conduct a wiretap.
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Besides the codes, there are innumerable statute laws that integrate the codes and regulate areas of law, such as public law, for which no codes exist.
There are several sections within Indian statute laws that make verbal, sexually offensive harassment, restriction of other drivers' movements and stalking liable for punishment.
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