"statutory law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: statutory laws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} statutory law (plural statutory laws)
  1. (law, countable) A law enacted by a legislative body. Tags: countable Related terms: common law Translations (a law enacted by a legislative body): säädös (Finnish), formelles Gesetz [neuter] (German), Parlamentsgesetz [neuter] (German), Gesetz im formellen Sinn [neuter] (German), ustawa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-statutory_law-en-noun-zKyUeTWr Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'a law enacted by a legislative body': 93 7
  2. (law, uncountable) The complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and currently in effect within a jurisdiction. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (the complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and current in effect within a jurisdiction): statute law Translations (complete corpus of legislatively-enacted laws): säädösoikeus (Finnish), Gesetzesrecht [neuter] (German), dziennik ustaw [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-statutory_law-en-noun-XFqqbbyi Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'the complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and current in effect within a jurisdiction': 8 92 Disambiguation of 'complete corpus of legislatively-enacted laws': 18 82

Inflected forms

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