- 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 p****ed by a
legislative body to set the
maximum time
after an...
- 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
Statute of Uses (27 Hen. 8. c. 10 —
enacted in 1536) was an Act of the
Parliament of
England that
restricted the
application of uses in
English property...
- The
Statute of
Monopolies (21 Jas. 1. c. 3) was an act of the
Parliament of
England notable as the
first statutory expression of
English patent law. Patents...
- A
statute of
frauds is a form of
statute requiring that
certain kinds of
contracts be
memorialized in writing,
signed by the
party against whom they are...
- 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
Frauds (29 Cha. 2. c. 3) (1677) was an act of the
Parliament of England. It
required that
certain types of contracts, wills, and grants...
- 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...
-
Nightwalker statutes were
English statutes,
before modern policing,
allowing or
requiring night watchmen to
arrest those found on the
streets after sunset...
