The formal product of a legislative or judicial body

• statute

  1. An established rule; formal regulation
  2. A law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document
  3. A law enacted by a legislature.

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  1. An established rule; formal regulation
  2. A law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document
  3. A law enacted by a legislature.

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• measure

  1. A legislative bill, resolution, etc. that is proposed or has been enacted
  2. The act or process of determining extent, dimensions, etc.; measurement
  3. A law or ballot initiative adopted by a legislature as a remedy for a problem.

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  1. A legislative bill, resolution, etc. that is proposed or has been enacted
  2. The act or process of determining extent, dimensions, etc.; measurement
  3. A law or ballot initiative adopted by a legislature as a remedy for a problem.

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• lex

  1. A pet form of the male given name Alexander.
  2. Law.

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  1. A pet form of the male given name Alexander.
  2. Law.

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• law

  1. A statement describing a relationship observed to be invariable between or among phenomena for all cases in which the specified conditions are met:
  2. Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:
  3. Legal action or proceedings; litigation:

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  1. A statement describing a relationship observed to be invariable between or among phenomena for all cases in which the specified conditions are met:
  2. Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:
  3. Legal action or proceedings; litigation:

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• enactment

  1. (Law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
  2. Something enacted, as a law or decree
  3. The act of enacting.

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  1. (Law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
  2. Something enacted, as a law or decree
  3. The act of enacting.

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• bill

  1. (Law) A written declaration of charges or complaints filed in a legal action
  2. A bill of exchange
  3. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

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  1. (Law) A written declaration of charges or complaints filed in a legal action
  2. A bill of exchange
  3. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

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• assize

  1. A judicial inquest, the writ by which it is instituted, or the verdict of the jurors.
  2. Court sessions held periodically in each county of England to try civil and criminal cases
  3. (Archaic) A law regulating standards of price, measure, weight, ingredients, etc. for goods to be sold

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  1. A judicial inquest, the writ by which it is instituted, or the verdict of the jurors.
  2. Court sessions held periodically in each county of England to try civil and criminal cases
  3. (Archaic) A law regulating standards of price, measure, weight, ingredients, etc. for goods to be sold

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• act

  1. A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation:
  2. A decision (of a court, legislature, etc.); law; decree
  3. A statute or other law formally adopted by a legislative body:

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  1. A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation:
  2. A decision (of a court, legislature, etc.); law; decree
  3. A statute or other law formally adopted by a legislative body:

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