Statute
noun
1.
Law.
an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
2.
International Law. an instrument annexed or subsidiary to an international agreement, as a treaty.
3.
a permanent rule established by an organization, corporation, etc., to govern its internal affairs.
noun
1.
an enactment of a legislative body expressed in a formal document
this document
2.
a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government of its internal affairs
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