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LEGISLATION |
Statute |
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ENACTMENT |
Law; statute |
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STATUTABLY |
Conformably to statute. |
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STATUETTES |
Statute set about carved figurines |
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LAWSUITS |
Statute is appropriate for court cases |
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STATUTABLE |
Made or being in conformity to statute; standard; as,
statutable measures. |
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STATUTORY |
Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its
authority; as, a statutory provision. |
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RUBRIC |
The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently
written in red letters. |
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PURVIEW |
The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its
intention or provisions. |
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OWLING |
The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England
contrary to the statute formerly existing. |
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REPEAL |
Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the
repeal of a law or a usage. |
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LANCEGAYE |
A kind of spear anciently used. Its use was prohibited
by a statute of Richard II. |
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PROCESSIONING |
A proceeding prescribed by statute for ascertaining
and fixing the boundaries of land. See 2d Procession. |
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LIMITATION |
A certain period limited by statute after which the
claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit. |
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PSEPHISM |
A proposition adopted by a majority of votes; especially,
one adopted by vote of the Athenian people; a statute. |
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STATUTE |
An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by
statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair. |
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LAW |
Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution,
judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the
controlling authority. |
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FLAW |
A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a
will, in a deed, or in a statute. |
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INFORMER |
One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one
who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute. |
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VENIRE FACIAS |
A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party
indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also venire. |
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CESSAVIT |
A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant
has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure. |
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OBSOLETE |
No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words,
writings, or observances. |
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PROVISION |
That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a
previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the
statute has many provisions. |
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PREAMBLE |
A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to
a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of a
statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law. |
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PLEAD |
To allege or cite in a legal plea or defense, or for
repelling a demand in law; to answer to an indictment; as, to plead
usury; to plead statute of limitations; to plead not guilty. |