Sentence examples for statutes have from inspiring English sources

The statutes have been enacted in three states so far.

Since September 4, 1870, however, statutes have referred to it simply as the "civil code".

Meanwhile, the unexploded bombs left by the devolution statutes have begun to tick.

Modern statutes have expanded this definition so that arson now includes the wrongful burning of any public or private property.

Supporting Rush are those concerned that rights-of-publicity statutes have become pernicious, growing far beyond their intended purpose.

Vice statutes have lent themselves to such forfeiture efforts; in previous years, an initiative targeted gay men for forfeiture, under Detroit's "annoying persons" ordinance.

In 1242 the civil statutes of Jacopo Tiepolo regulated civil and economic relations; maritime statutes had been established in 1239.

It is one of France's oldest public bodies, its statutes having been established in 1923.

It took 17 years, until most of the offensive state statutes had been withdrawn, for the Supreme Court to reverse itself.

Recently, however, controversy over the use of material-witness statutes has resurfaced — this time at the state and local level.

Ms. Lapidus said parental notice statutes had been struck down on similar grounds by state courts in Florida, Montana, Alaska and California.