Definition of: statute

(stach′t) noun
1. Law A legislative enactment duly sanctioned and authenticated by constitutional rule; act of Parliament, Congress, etc.; also, any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.
2. The act of a corporation or its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law: the statutes of a university. See synonyms under LAW¹.
—adjective Consisting of or regulated by statute. [<F statut <LL statutum, neut. of L statutus, pp. of statuere set, found, constitute]