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statute

noun as in rule, law

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As the Brennan Center explains, “The statute…is the primary exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, under which federal military forces are generally barred from participating in civilian law enforcement activities.”

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Reid's resignation follows changes to the FIA statutes at the last FIA General Assembly that opponents have described as "a worrisome concentration of power" and a reduction in accountability.

From BBC

Case law, statutes, and legal scholarship have long recognized that government attorneys have ethical obligations in addition to those placed on other lawyers.

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Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to issue tariffs, a move the New Civil Liberties Alliance claimed is not permitted under the statute.

State officials responded that the California law does not violate federal statutes because it does not affect the right of parents to request and receive records.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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