statute book

American  

noun

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

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statute book British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of statute book

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Also expected to make the statute book is a bill overhauling property law in England and Wales, giving more rights to people who own leasehold properties, where the building’s freehold is owned by someone else.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

The main opposition Labour Party said it agreed it was a “reasonable” approach to take some measures off the statute book but that lawmakers would study the detail of the proposals.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2021

It does not exist in the statute book.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2020

Dr Price himself had died before the new law had entered the statute book - but his cremation was carried out on the same hillside above Llantrisant with 20,000 mourners in attendance.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2020

It would be as easy to exclude the light of the sun by a leaf of the statute book.

From Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country by Plumer, William Swan