statute

Example Sentences

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Colorado argued that its statute does not meaningfully implicate the First Amendment because it regulates conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The other mountain to climb in this case is the statute of limitations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“If a statute is ambiguous, then it’s the court that makes the call about what the statute means, not the agency,” Pettit explained.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Any bills not on the statute book by then will fall, but can be brought back.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

And in the winter, which was confined by statute to two months, the snow lay evenly, three feet thick, but never turned into slush.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White