statute
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pluralof statute.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The complaint alleges violations of both federal and state antitrust statutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
If you look at the terms of these old statutes, for years the court was reading them literally and saying: You’ve got a lot of space here.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Legal experts, meanwhile, say the pledge — however unusual — is unlikely to run afoul of federal bribery and vote-buying statutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
It would require three-quarters of the members - 159 votes - to pass the motion through a change of Fifa statutes, which is considered unrealistic.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Their death-in-prison sentences were insulated from legal challenges or appeals by a maze of procedural rules, statutes of limitations, and legal barricades designed to make successful postconviction challenges almost impossible.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
