A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something...

A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an...

Statute merchant (Latin: Statutum mercatorum) and statute staple are two old forms of security, long obsolete in English practice, though references to...

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was adopted at a diplomatic...

The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary...

The Statutes of Lithuania, originally known as the Statutes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, were a 16th-century codification of all the legislation of...

The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that sets the basis for the relationship between the Dominions (now...

creature of statute (also known as creature of the state) is a legal entity, such as a corporation, created by statute. Creatures of statute may include...

A statute of repose (sometimes called a nonclaim statute), like a statute of limitations, is a statute that cuts off certain legal rights if they are not...

The Statute of Westminster may refer to: Statute of Westminster 1275, often called the Statute of Westminster I, codified existing law in England in 51...