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What does statute mean?

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Noun
  1. Written law, as laid down by the legislature.
  2. (law, common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.
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Despite its widespread popularity among Florida's politicians, the bond cap statute was not entirely kosher from a constitutional point of view.
An appropriately drawn limitation statute would surely produce a more just result.
That is contrary to the statute which has conferred upon it the power of rehearing and the duty to rehear and redetermine these cases.
This statute was merely a reenactment of prior statutes which have preserved common law crimes and made them part of our jurisprudence.
Although this language was judge-made, it used to be treated as if it was the language of statute.
In many states, that has been changed by statute, particularly for crimes like joyriding.

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