- [countable, uncountable]
a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written down 成文法；法令；法规 - in a statute
Penalties are laid down in the statute. 法规中有关于惩罚措施的规定。 - by statute
Corporal punishment was banned by statute in 1987. 1987 年通过的法令明文禁止体罚。 - under statute
These rights existed at common law, rather than under statute. 这些权利存在于普通法中，而不是成文法中。 The wording of the statute is ambiguous. 法令的措辞含糊不清。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc2, Law and justicec2The Court upheld a federal statute. 法庭维护了联邦法令。 The Supreme Court interpreted the statute in light of its recent rulings. 最高法院根据其最近的裁决对该法规进行了解读。 The statute provided for a maximum sentence of 53 months. 该法令规定最高刑罚为 53 个月的监禁。 the obligations of the employer in common and statute law 普通法和成文法中的雇主义务
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- federal
- parliamentary
- …
- enact
- pass
- comply with
- …
- bar something
- prohibit something
- authorize something
- …
- law
- book
- by statute
- under (a/the) statute
- statute of limitations
- in a statute
- [countable]
a formal rule of an organization or institution 章程；条例；规程 - under a statute
Under the statutes of the university they had no power to dismiss him. 按大学的规章制度，校方无权开除他。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- federal
- parliamentary
- …
- enact
- pass
- comply with
- …
- bar something
- prohibit something
- authorize something
- …
- law
- book
- by statute
- under (a/the) statute
- statute of limitations
- under a statute
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French statut, from late Latin statutum, neuter past participle of Latin statuere ‘set up’ from status ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’.