the statute book
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the statute book — UK US noun [S] UK ► LAW when a law is on the statute book, it has been formally approved and can be used in a law court: be on the statute book »The pre emptive right of tenants to purchase their farms is unlikely to be on the statute book until… … Financial and business terms
(the) statute book — the statute book UK US noun a book containing a list of all the statutes in a state or country on the statute book (=in operation): a law that is still on the statute book Thesaurus: types of published bookhyponym parts of booksmeronym … Useful english dictionary
the statute book — used to refer to the written laws that have been formally and officially approved by a government a law that is now on the statute book(s) [=a law that has now been officially approved] • • • Main Entry: ↑statute book … Useful english dictionary
the statute book — UK / US noun a book containing a list of all the statutes in a state or country on the statute book (= in operation): a law that is still on the statute book … English dictionary
statute book, the — statute ,book, the noun a book containing a list of all the statutes in a state or country: on the statute book (=in operation): a law that is still on the statute book … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
statute book — statute books N COUNT: the/poss N The statute book is a record of all the laws made by the government. [mainly BRIT] The Bill could reach the statute book by the summer if it attracts the support of Home Office ministers... Germany still has no… … English dictionary
statute book — n on the statute book officially part of the law ▪ The government would like to see this new law on the statute book as soon as possible … Dictionary of contemporary English
statute book — ► NOUN 1) a book in which laws are written. 2) (the statute book) a nation s laws collectively … English terms dictionary
statute book — noun a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑written record, ↑written account • Part Meronyms: ↑legislation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
statute book — noun not technical the statute book a real or imaginary written collection of the laws in existence: on the statute book (=in operation): The government would like to see this new law on the statute book as soon as possible … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
