HOW TO PRONOUNCE
statute
/ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/
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STACH-oot: listen for ch in the middle.
In STACH-oot, the first vowel is the short a of “cat.” Finish with a long oo and a t; the word does not end like “statue.”
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“The statute established a new reporting requirement.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does statute mean?
noun
- A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
- A rule of an organization or institution.
More meanings (4)
noun
- (archaic) A law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God.
- (historical) A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
- (historical) Legal status of being subject to this.
- (historical) A statute fair.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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See this word in context.
All the freedom which the trade of the inland corn dealer has ever yet enjoyed was bestowed upon it by this statute.
We are brought on to a day in February, on which was held the yearly statute or hiring fair in the town of Casterbridge.
More book examples (3)
It would have been too late to be valuable, then, and the bill for service would have been barred by the statute of limitation.
In determining what, if any, recommendations are appropriate, the panel shall consider the extent to which the amending statute affects interests under this Agreement.
The consequence was that the punishment of death was never more frequently prescribed by the statute, and never more rarely enforced towards the guilty.