statute

C251

concept

A statute is a formal written law enacted by a legislative body that establishes rules, obligations, or prohibitions within a governing jurisdiction.

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All labels observed (193)

Label	Occurrences
legal code	228
statute canonical	186
Act of Parliament	140
United Kingdom statute	121
public law	82
municipal code	66
body of law	64
Japanese statute	62
Indian statute	58
New Zealand statute	58
primary legislation	48
civil code	44
state statute	44
legal text	41
legal provision	40
British statute	39
immigration law	35
South African statute	34
organic act	34
Philippine statute	31
provincial statute	31
German federal law	30
codified law	30
statutory provision	28
Act of Parliament of Great Britain	27
legislation	27
legislative act	24
English statute	23
source of law	22
national law	20
securities law	19
Polish statute	18
criminal law statute	18
statutory law	18
surveillance law	13
Israeli statute	12
Singapore statute	12
housing legislation	12
series of laws	12
type of legislation	11
Nazi law	9
tariff law	9
Vietnamese statute	8
abortion law	8
body of legislation	8
penal code	8
statutory rules	8
Malaysian federal statute	7
New South Wales statute	7
Ontario statute	7
health care reform law	7
model law	7
civil law statute	6
organizational statute	6
police legislation	6
German statute	5
South African legislation	5
Thai statute	5
family law statute	5
national statute	5
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom	4
Egyptian statute	4
Hong Kong statute	4
enabling act	4
parliamentary act	4
patent law statute	4
procedural law statute	4
repressive law	4
repressive legislation	4
series of federal statutes	4
wartime emergency legislation	4
British legislation	3
District of Columbia statute	3
Indonesian statute	3
administrative law statute	3
antisemitic legislation	3
civil rights statute	3
colonial statute	3
emergency powers law	3
hate crime law	3
military justice reform statute	3
official legal publication	3
primary source of law	3
reauthorization statute	3
tort law statute	3
Iranian statute	2
Myanmar statute	2
Superfund law	2
Title of the Social Security Act	2
United States Code title	2
alcohol regulation law	2
amnesty law	2
contract law statute	2
criminal statute	2
evidence law statute	2
factory legislation	2
fair housing law	2
insurance statute	2
jurisdictional statute	2
juvenile justice statute	2
labour law statute	2
ley estatal	2
property law statute	2
real property statute	2
rules of criminal procedure	2
shipping law	2
speech restriction law	2
state legal code	2
statutory law instrument	2
statutory rule	2
tax code	2
university statute	2
veterans law statute	2
workers' compensation statute	2
Act of Parliament of Ireland	1
California evidence statute	1
Colombian statute	1
Gesetz	1
Massachusetts statute	1
Medicare statute	1
Mississippi state statute	1
Normsetzungsakt	1
PRC statute	1
Puerto Rican statute	1
air quality statute	1
amendatory statute	1
anti-slavery law	1
article of law	1
article of the New York Executive Law	1
bankruptcy code	1
base closure statute	1
chapter of statute	1
civil rights-related statute	1
commercial law statute	1
confidentiality statute	1
conflict of laws statute	1
court organization statute	1
defense reorganization statute	1
deregulation statute	1
domestic content requirement statute	1
domestic content statute	1
electricity regulation statute	1
eugenics law	1
federal statute of Brazil	1
foundational statute	1
fundamental statute	1
growth management statute	1
habeas corpus statute	1
indemnity act	1
judicial statute	1
land law statute	1
land trust statute	1
legal statute	1
liability reform statute	1
limited liability company statute	1
mandatory minimum sentencing statute	1
maritime law statute	1
military law reform statute	1
mineral leasing statute	1
penal statute	1
poll tax statute	1
probate law statute	1
probate statute	1
provision of law	1
public law act	1
racial laws	1
racial segregation laws	1
racist legislation	1
racketeering-related statute	1
real property law statute	1
regulatory statute	1
reorganization statute	1
retroactive statute	1
right-to-know law	1
session laws	1
state administrative procedure statute	1
state corporate statute	1
state taxation statute	1
statewide initiative statute	1
statistics law	1
statute of the Parliament of England	1
statutory document	1
statutory limit	1
tariff statute	1
tax law code	1
technology transfer statute	1
time-related legislation	1
title of state statutory law	1
transparency statute	1
type of statute	1
vocational rehabilitation statute	1
wage regulation statute	1
آئینی دفعہ	1

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Instruction

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Input

Class: statute

Generated description

A statute is a formal written law enacted by a legislative body that establishes rules, obligations, or prohibitions within a governing jurisdiction.

Instances (1,987)

Instance	Via concept surface
Belgian Civil Code	civil code
Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071–2077	procedural law statute
Public Law 99-240	public law
Juvenile Act of Japan	Japanese statute
Spanish Civil Code	civil code
New Zealand Constitution Act 1846	Act of Parliament
HCERA	health care reform law
Title IV – Exclusion of Certain Aliens	legal provision
New Hampshire Rules of Evidence	legal code
Chinese civil procedure law	body of law
Yugoslav criminal code	legal code
Belgian Judicial Code	legislative act
Republic Act No. 1125	Philippine statute
California Proposition 64	statewide initiative statute
VJRA surface form: Veterans' Judicial Review Act	veterans law statute
Republic Act No. 9282	Philippine statute
Irish Constabulary Act 1836	police legislation
Penal Code of Singapore	—
Evidence Act of Singapore surface form: Evidence Act 1893 (Singapore)	evidence law statute
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act surface form: Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Singapore)	Singapore statute
Arbitration Act surface form: Arbitration Act (Singapore)	—
International Arbitration Act surface form: International Arbitration Act (Singapore)	—
Mediation Act surface form: Mediation Act (Singapore)	Singapore statute
Companies Act of Singapore	Act of Parliament
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act	Singapore statute
Patents Act surface form: Patents Act (Singapore)	Singapore statute
Trade Marks Act surface form: Trade Marks Act (Singapore)	Singapore statute
Copyright Act surface form: Copyright Act (Singapore)	legislation
Personal Data Protection Act	Singapore statute
Republic Act No. 9503	—
Portuguese Local Government Law	public law
Title 35 of the United States Code	patent law statute
111-148	health care reform law
County Courts Act 1984	primary legislation
Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus	legal text
Criminal Procedure Code of Singapore	—
Hepburn Act	regulatory statute
Statutes of Kilkenny	parliamentary act
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China	national law
Code of Canon Law on indulgences	body of law
Public Law 81-600	organic act
British Caribbean Federation Act 1956	United Kingdom statute
Sugar Act 1764	Act of Parliament of Great Britain
Acts of Parliament of Western Australia	—
Acto Colonial	colonial statute
French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal	legal code
Jim Crow laws	racial segregation laws
Supreme Court Act 1905	Act of Parliament
Magistrates’ Court Act 1948	Act of Parliament
Court of Appeal Act 1964	Act of Parliament