Statutes

Word STATUTES
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Definitions and meanings of "Statutes"

What do we mean by statutes?

Written law, as laid down by the legislature.

(common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.

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The word "statutes" in example sentences

SCHECK: That is almost certainly true because, unfortunately, across this country there are what they call statutes of limitations or time limits on when a defendant can file a motion based on newly discovered evidence of innocence. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Heading our statutes is the following declaration: The ❋ Unknown (1904)

Facility in working with statutes is a skill acquired by long practice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On the other hand, most of those uses (for the first few dozen listed, anyway) are legal — in statutes or ordinances, or law reports. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you believe that the use of prosecutorial discretion, jury nullification, the necessity defense, executive clemency and any other mechanisms that are available to obviate or circumvent criminal statutes is unethical in all cases, without exception? and, uh, things like executive clemency are all firmly within the law. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The value of this in interpreting statutes is plain. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jeffrey notes this point from Whitman v. American Trucking, which provides the standard for pre-enforcement review: where the question presented “is purely one of statutory interpretation that would not ‘benefit from further factual development of the issues presented,’” pre-enforcement review of statutes is appropriate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I take it this refers to statutes 18-6-101 through 18-6-105, which bill 1256 would have repealed. ❋ Jason Salzman (2011)

Wisconsin statutes for child neglect and abuse, like laws in most other states, often provide a shield for parents like the Neumanns because of an exemption for faith-healing practices. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Precedent is less important, since more answers to more questions are already laid down in statutes and other positive law, but all remaining questions are still resolved by referring to the Supreme Court precedent that is most on point and most recent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oh, and to disagree with #22 above, “gang activity” is not protected by the First Amendment because (I think) the way that it is defined in statutes is “gathering in furtherance of a crime.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The difference between opinions and statutes is that the operative holding of opinions is generally about one paragraph, whereas operative statutory language is much longer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The reality of these statutes is that all they do is establish another fine. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I do not have time to look it up but my guess, based on other federal criminal statutes, is that it incorporates a mens rea requirement, which would make this statute consistent with other federal criminal statutes, e.g., ❋ Unknown (2007)

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