Statutes

//ˈstæt͡ʃuts// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of statute form-of, plural

    "The governor issued many statutes during his term."

Example

More examples

"The Emperor, himself a Netherlander and familiar with the character of the people, had deemed it prudent to abolish the Inquisition (at least in name) and not to interfere too strongly with those personal rights of the inhabitants which their municipal or provincial statutes guaranteed to them."

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