noun · neutral
statute
UK/ˈstætjuːt/US/ˈstætʃuːt/STAT·ute
Band 7+task2speaking
a written law passed by a legislative body
Examples
“The new statute makes employers liable for workplace harassment.”
“Under the statute, minors cannot enter into contractual agreements without consent.”
“Statutes are often amended to reflect social change.”
Band 8 sentence
“The statute of limitations was extended to ensure victims had adequate time to bring claims.”
Collocations
- statutory requirement
- under statute
- statute of limitations
Word family
statutory adjectivestatute noun
Common mistakes
by statute of→under statute of / statute of
statue→statute
Say it for a higher band
5law→6act→7+statute
Synonyms
act
Easily confused
act
“The court held that the statute conflicted with an earlier act passed by parliament.”
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