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statute
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[ noun ] (law,politics,writing) an act passed by a legislative body
Synonyms Used in print (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)When we `` forced '' individuals to assume the corporate structure by means of taxes and other legal statutes , we adopted what I would term `` pseudo capitalism '' and so took a major step toward socialism . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The pre 1960 rate of Federal participation with_respect_to any State 's base allotment , as_well_as the adjusted rate in_effect during the 1960 - 1962 period , is designated by the statute as that State 's `` adjusted Federal Share '' . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)`` The statutory policy of fostering free competition is obviously furthered when no supplier has an advantage over his competitors from an acquisition of his customer 's stock likely to have the effects condemned by the statute . The sole guidance given the Court for discharging the task committed to it was this : `` The judgment must therefore be reversed and the cause remanded to the District_Court for a determination , after further hearing , of the equitable relief necessary and appropriate in the public interest to eliminate the effects of the acquisition offensive to the statute . (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)But he takes his bearings from the great guidelines of policy , well established precedents , the commitments of the United_States under international charters and treaties , basic statutes , and well understood notions of the American people about how we are to conduct ourselves , in policy literature such_as country papers and National_Security_Council papers accumulated in the Department . Related terms act enabling_act special_act ordinance stamp_act fisa rider law |
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