statute
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
statute /ˈstatjuːt, -tʃuːt/
▶noun a written law passed by a legislative body.
■ a rule of an organization or institution.
■ (in biblical use) a law or decree made by a sovereign or by God.
– origin ME: from OFr. statut, from late L. statutum, neut. past part. of L. statuere ‘set up’ from status (see status).
'statute' also found in these Oxford entries:
customary
- doom
- enabling act
- law
- mile
- mischief
- re-enact
- retrospective
- schedule
- statute-barred
- statute book
- statute law
- statute of limitations
- statutory
- unwritten
