noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
statute book
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The government would like to see this new law on the statute book as soon as possible.
statute law
statute of limitations
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
criminal
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Franklin argued that he never violated any criminal statutes .
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The report also examined criminal statutes governing domestic violence in all 50 states.
federal
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Such conduct would violate a federal extortion statute .
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Nearly a thousand federal statutes use the term spouse or marriage.
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Interception of cell phone calls has been a criminal act since 1986, when those devices were included in federal wiretap statutes .
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The governor had not requested federal aid and, in their view, no federal statute had been violated.
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At issue is whether domestic partners benefits are covered by the federal statute .
new
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The Ministry of Railways and the national monopolies commission will draw up revised conditions of carriage to reflect the new statute .
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They imposed a new , six-month statute of limitations, which few people, fired, without a job, could meet.
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The new statutes could only be changed by a two-thirds majority vote of the new Congress.
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The New Jersey statute is not such a quarantine law.
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This led the Committee to propose two separate new statutes .
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The new statute will stop trade unionists trying to persuade workers in unconnected companies to take sympathy action.
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While pledging themselves publicly to legislation, they worked privately to block many of the attempts to secure new acts and statutes .
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The new statute had set out the management arrangements governing the institutions which the county authority had taken over.
particular
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Whether it is so or not is a question of construction of the particular statute concerned.
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The court must first determine whether the particular statute gave rise to the right to sue for damages.
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Why is a particular statute regarded as valid?
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Thus, the general principle is that one must look to the particular taxing statute .
relevant
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The second relevant statute concerns guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983.
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First, it was unsuccessful on the correct interpretation of the relevant statute , the Police Act 1964.
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The relevant statute empowered the council to pay such wages as it thought fit.
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book
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But what happens if there are two Acts on the statute books which conflict with one another?
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Most work at uninspiring tasks, pore over old court decisions and statute books , and draft memos for their higher-ups.
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The hon. Gentleman said that I had said that we would keep internment on the statute book .
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The southern states now relied on tightening enforcement measures already on the statute books and increasing the alertness of the patrols.
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I repeat what I have said before: internment has been retained on the statute book .
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Governments will then be hard put to get it on to their national statute books by mid-1993.
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The fact remains that internment is on the statute book and is available to the Government to use.
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The legislation went on to the statute book in July 1986 and the new system was finally introduced in April 1988.
books
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But what happens if there are two Acts on the statute books which conflict with one another?
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Most work at uninspiring tasks, pore over old court decisions and statute books , and draft memos for their higher-ups.
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Governments will then be hard put to get it on to their national statute books by mid-1993.
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The southern states now relied on tightening enforcement measures already on the statute books and increasing the alertness of the patrols.
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Opposition by those in favour of the availability of abortion, however, meant that few such measures had progressed to the statute books .
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The society was founded in 1966 when David Steel's abortion Bill was moving fast towards the statute books .
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The Bill will get Royal Assent later this year when it will officially go on to the statute books .
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Although remaining on the statute books , Nemery's version had not been applied since 1985.
law
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Consequently, case and statute law was made which prevented distribution of capital invested.
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The principle applies not only to taxing statutes but all forms of statute law .
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If statute laws were printed like newspapers, these would be tabloid, not quality laws.
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Despite the recent advent of statute law in this area, there remains no statutory definition of what constitutes insider trading.
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No formal, authoritative documents set forth these rules, and they find no embodiment in statute law .
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But in the field of statute law the judge must be obedient to the will of Parliament as expressed in its enactments.
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Judicial interpretation of statute law can be overridden by a new act of Parliament.
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Unpalatable statute law may not be disregarded or rejected, merely because it is unpalatable.
state
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Each state statute that mandates reporting of child abuse or neglect specifies the procedures reporters are required to follow.
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In applying these general rules, the courts look at each individual case in light of whatever state statute may apply.
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Many state statutes provide for an award of attorney fees to the prevailing party.
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States have the responsibility for ensuring teacher competence, and state statutes generally set out standards for teacher certification.
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confer
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The House held that the discretion, being a discretion conferred by statute , must be exercised in accordance with the statutory intention.
enact
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One is that courts are concerned only with the power to enact statutes , not with their wisdom.
govern
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In respect of children born since 1976 the position is governed by statute .
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Although an area of negligence, liability is governed by statute , the Occupiers' Liability Acts 1957 and 1984.
interpret
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The judges then must decide how to interpret the statute and by so doing they define its meaning.
lay
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The manner of enforcement was laid down by the statute .
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The unusual, possibly unique, method of election was laid down in the statutes by John Dakyn.
pass
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Some years were to pass before statutes could only be made in parliament.
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Under recently passed statutes , teachers now also have a duty to report child abuse and neglect.
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It does not need research to show that no such sweeping condemnation can be passed upon the statute before us.
provide
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No remedy was provided by the statute for enforcement.
reach
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We plead with the House to allow the Bill to take its course and reach the statute book.
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I hope that the provisions will reach the statute book quickly.
read
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However, a careful reading of the statutes indicates no distinction between insurrections in a state and insurrections of a state.
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Other members of the Court affirm on the basis of their reading of certain statutes .
require
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They were required by statute to keep their pipes at a certain pressure level.
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It applies, for instance, to a local authority which is required by statute to receive sewage into its sewers.
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Children's services were the responsibility of one department, required by statute .
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In 1357 he is required by statute to entrust the administration of the property to the near relations of the deceased.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
on the statute book
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Some of those old laws are still on the statute book.
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I repeat what I have said before: internment has been retained on the statute book.
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It is clear that the Government are determined that the Bill will be on the statute book before the general election.
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The Act enshrines principles social workers fought hard to get on the statute book.
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The fact remains that internment is on the statute book and is available to the Government to use.
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The hon. Gentleman said that I had said that we would keep internment on the statute book.
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The number of laws on the statute book increases cumulatively since governments repeal relatively few laws.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In New Mexico, a state statute permits one minute of silent prayer at the beginning of school.
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Unfortunately his lawyer could find no statute or point of law preventing his client's imprisonment.
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university statutes
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the death penalty is kept off the statute books by the one unanswerable and non-politically partisan argument against it.
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Indeed, the Texas statute struck down today was, as the majority notes, first enacted in 1857....
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Most work at uninspiring tasks, pore over old court decisions and statute books, and draft memos for their higher-ups.
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The statute confines itself to prohibiting the carriage of certain goods in interstate or foreign commerce.
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The Foreign Compensation Commission was empowered by statute to deal with claims to compensation under agreements with foreign governments.
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These guidelines are included in the official comments on the statutes and list a number of specific exceptions for teachers.
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This statute originated the office of administrator.
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Whether it is so or not is a question of construction of the particular statute concerned.