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

A similar bill was introduced during the last parliament, but it failed to make it onto the statute book before the general election.

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Following Whiting's conviction, Mr Underhill said a "source of pride" for him was helping launch Child Rescue Alert and for seeing Sarah's Law on the statute books.

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Allister described the deal between the last government and the European Union as an "undemocratic plundering of the Northern Ireland statute book".

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“Everyone wants to be tough on crime. You wind up with statute books that are full of crimes, many of which don’t get prosecuted.”

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But India remains among the three dozen countries - along with Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia - where the law remains on the statute books.

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