as in laws
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
a new antilittering statute
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Recent Examples of statutes
Given this history, regulations implemented through statutes governing landmark preservation cannot rationally be considered responsible for our longstanding housing crisis.
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Michael S. Hiller, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Officers utilized violent and unlawful tactics in violation of the 10th Amendment and federal statutes, alleged the lawsuit, which was filed by Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit alleges violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, multiple state antitrust statutes and unjust enrichment laws.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The court rejected the department’s attempt to throw out the core of the lawsuit, finding that Consumer Watchdog may proceed with its claim that the pass-through surcharges violate California’s FAIR Plan statutes.
—Pat Maio, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Before that referendum is held, the club are considering changing the statutes for the extraordinary assembly so that not all of the club’s 98,272 members over 18 years old need to vote.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The uncertain status of all of these trade statutes could further reshuffle the sourcing matrix in 2026, Lu believes.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
State statutes prohibit businesses from misleading customers about the terms of a sale.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
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In fact, Penn may have actually violated one of California’s clean air laws.—
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The project involves removing asbestos and lead contamination, updating the facilities to be compliant with accessibility laws, and upgrading electrical and ventilation systems.—
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That led the 2025 event to take place at Blackbox Theater and The Pine, with more than 17 musical acts, food trucks, vendors and more spread across the two sites.—
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For her, the small acts help process loss and offer hope to others returning to empty lots.—
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City ordinances can be amended or repealed by future councils, while the charter can only be changed by voters — a key reason Save Austin Now has continued pushing its petition.—
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At the least, the city needs ordinances that require property owners to landscape the edges of these lots to shield pedestrians and create more appealing environments.—
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Surgeons could sell their unpaid medical bills to Blake or one of his medical funding company contacts for 20 percent of the face value.—
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Andy Baker-White, the senior director of state health policy for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, said the bipartisan support for bills targeting food dyes and ultraprocessed food struck him as unusual.—
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All of their amendments to the legislation were shot down in the committee.—
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Subsequent amendments, Goodwin said, build on these protections to further enumerate the rights of citizens and protect against government overreach.—
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“Statutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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