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Definition of Statute
Stat´ute Pronunciation: ~ũt | n. | 1. | An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; - used in distinction from common law. See Common law, under Common, a. | | 2. | An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university. | | 3. | An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; - called also statute fair.| Statute fair | | See Statute, n., 3, above. - Halliwell. |
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