statute

statute is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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 fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a.
2. adjective. An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.
3. adjective. An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair.
4. noun. an act passed by a legislative body
5. adjective. enacted by a legislative body

   "statute law"

   "codified written laws"

   Synonyms: codified

Synonyms

codified

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in statute:

tautest

Common word forms

statuted, statutes, statuting

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