Amendment
Statute
Statute noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.
Usage example: a new antilittering statute
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Synonyms for Statute
Amendment and statute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amendment" instead a noun "Statute".
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- Interpretations of statutes can also be overruled by amendment (although this can be tricky if the statute in question is a constitution, which may have high hurdles to amendment).
Source: Useful Notes / The Common Law -
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment." Statute Law, specifically 18 USC 1984, the Civil Rights act of 1869, specifically makes it a crime to violate someone's civil rights under color of law.
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