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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStatutory law
/ˈstætʃ.ʊ.tər.i lɔː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Written law passed by a legislative body or the proper governmental authority, as distinguished from unwritten or common law.
"The judge emphasized that the case had to be decided strictly according to statutory law rather than historical precedent." - 2
The body of acts, codes, and statutes enacted by parliaments, congresses, or legislatures.
"Law students spend their first semester mastering the intricacies of statutory law and legislative interpretation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'statutory' from Late Latin 'statutorium' (pertaining to a statute or decree), ultimately deriving from Latin 'statuere' (to set up or establish), with 'law' from Old English 'lagu', meaning something laid down or fixed. It emerged in legal terminology during the early modern period to distinguish written legislation enacted by a legislative body from unwritten common law.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Statutory law" is said worldwide
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droit écrit
Transliteration: drwa e.kʁi
"Le juge doit appliquer le droit écrit strict de cette juridiction."
Gesetzestext
Transliteration: ɡəˈzɛtsəsˌtɛkst
"Das deutsche Rechtssystem stützt sich stark auf das kodifizierte Gesetzestext."
diritto statutario
Transliteration: diˈrit.to sta.tuˈta.rjo
"Il diritto statutario regola la maggior parte dei crimini moderni."
derecho estatutario
Transliteration: daˈɾetʃo esta.tuˈta.ɾjo
"El abogado explicó las complejidades del derecho estatutario actual."
direito estatutário
Transliteration: diˈɾej.tu is.ta.tuˈta.ɾiu
"O direito estatutário é criado pelo poder legislativo."
विधायी कानून
Transliteration: vidhāyī kānūn
"अदालत ने विधायी कानून के तहत अपना फैसला सुनाया।"
成文法
Transliteration: chéngwénfǎ
"成文法是由立法机关制定并颁布的法律。"
성문법
Transliteration: seongmunbeop
"대한민국의 법 체계는 기본적으로 성문법을 중심으로 한다."
制定法
Transliteration: seiteihō
"この問題は成文法によって明確に規定されています。"
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