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noun
An act passed by a legislative body.
synonym: statute.
is a specific kind of: act, enactment.
is a broader term that covers: fair-trade act | Stamp Act | enabling act, enabling clause | FISA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act | ordinance | special act.
has as a part: rider.
domain category: jurisprudence, law.
Dutch: statuten, statuutPolish: akt ustawodawczy
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