English noun: statute law | |||
1. | statute law (communication) law enacted by a legislative body | ||
Synonyms | legislation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | civil law | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enabling legislation, federal job safety law, occupational safety and health act | ||
Part meronym | statute book | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
Domain category members | Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice, Justice Department, lawmaking, legislating, legislation, unamended | ||