statute law

1. Law enacted by a legislative body (synset 106547213)
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   associated with:

   • lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws
   • department of justice, doj, justice, justice department - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
   • unamended - (of legislation) not amended
   is a type of: civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
   subtypes:

   • enabling legislation - legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law
   • federal job safety law, occupational safety and health act - a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment
   is a part of: statute book - a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction
   same as: legislation

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