Statute and Yardstick

Statute noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.

Yardstick and statute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yardstick" instead a noun "Statute".

Nearby Words: statement, statutory

Yardstick noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

Statute and yardstick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Statute" instead a noun "Yardstick".