Statute

Noun

1. A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   "The new statute limited working hours."

2. A rule of an organization or institution.
3. A law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God.
4. A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing. Legal status of being subject to this.
5. Legal status of being subject to this.