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.
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 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
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.