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statute law
:
NOUN
communication
statute law
,
legislation
law
enacted
by a legislative body
English
>
statute law
: 1 sense
> noun 1, communication
Meaning
law
enacted
by a legislative body.
Synonym
legislation
Category of
Department of Justice
,
Justice Department
,
Justice
,
DoJ
The
United States
federal department
responsible
/
responsible
for
enforcing
federal
laws
/
laws
(including the
enforcement
of all
civil rights
legislation
)
legislation
,
legislating
,
lawmaking
The act of
making
or
enacting
laws
unamended
(of
legislation
)
not
amended
Category
law
,
jurisprudence
The
collection
of rules
imposed
by
authority
Part of
statute book
A
record
of the whole
body
of
legislation
in a
given
jurisdiction
Narrower
enabling legislation
legislation
that gives appropriate
officials
the
authority
to
implement
or
enforce
the
law
occupational safety and health act
,
federal job safety law
A
law
passed by the
United States Congress
that
created
the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
to
prevent
employees
from being
injured
or
contracting
diseases
in the
course
of their
employment
Broader
civil law
The
body
of
laws
established by a
state
or nation for its own
regulation
Spanish
legislación
,
ley estatutaria
Catalan
legislació
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