statute
noun /ˈstætʃuːt/
/ˈstætʃuːt/
- [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。
Topics Politicsc2, Law and justicec2- The 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
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 Penalties are laid down in the 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。
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 Under the statutes of the university they had no power to dismiss him.
词源Middle English: from Old French statut, from late Latin statutum, neuter past participle of Latin statuere ‘set up’ from status ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’.