| 单词 | on the statute book |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the statute book (also books) on the statute book (also books): written in a statute book as a law or Act of Parliament; forming part of statutory law. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > law > written law > [phrase] > on statute book on the statute book (also books)1793 1793 Bee 6 Nov. 29 We believe it to be impossible to place on the statute book any such law. 1896 Chicago Advance 20 Feb. 264/3 The law is on the statute book of human thought, inexpungible. 1934 G. B. Shaw On the Rocks (new ed.) ii, in Too True to be Good 253 You will have to wait two years and go through the whole job again before you can get your Bill on the statute book as an Act of Parliament. 1941 H. Buckmaster Let my People Go viii. 322 The Fugitive Slave Law still stood on the statute books. 1972 Times 2 Feb. 16/6 His Lordship thought as the Act was already on the statute book the judge was fully entitled to have regard to it. 2005 Independent 2 Nov. (Property section) 19/1 Commonhold..has been on the statute books for over a year now and the number of registered commonholds has risen to..five. < as lemmas |
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