statute Definition

statute
noun

1a. A law made by the legislative assembly of a country and recorded in a formal document. Also called (Brit) Act of Parliament;

Thesaurus: ordinance, law, enactment, decree, edict, regulation, rule.
1b. The formal document where such a law is recorded.
2. A permanent rule drawn up by an organization, especially one that governs its internal workings or the conduct of its members.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin statutum decree, from statuere to set up.