statute book

noun

1. a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation.

statute book

noun

1. a register of enactments passed by the legislative body of a state, usually made up of a series of volumes that form a complete official record

   not on the statute book

Word History and Origins

Origin of statute book¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

The sumptuary law for burying the dead in woollen, still occupies its place in their statute book.

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With modification of detail but none of principle, this law held its place on the statute book for a hundred and twenty years.

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Successful experiment became law and the statute book the record of the progress of civilization.

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To this statute book, therefore, we must go for our knowledge of colonial life in all its relations.

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It may be safely affirmed, that its parallel is not to be found in the British Statute Book.

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