statute
an act passed by a legislative body (Freq. 5) • Syn: legislative act • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: act, enactment • Hyponyms: fair-trade act, Stamp Act, enabling act, enabling clause, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA, ordinance, special act • Part Meronyms: rider
enacted by a legislative body - statute law - codified written laws • Syn: codified • Similar to: written
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