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statute book
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statute book
(noun)
statute book
noun
statute book
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of STATUTE BOOK
the statute book
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used to refer to the written laws that have been formally and officially approved by a government
a law that is now on the
statute book(s)
[=a law that has now been officially approved]
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