Definition of statutes:
(n) :
A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
(n) :
A rule of an organization or institution.
(n) :
Legal status of being subject to this.
(n) :
(law, historical) A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
(n) :
(archaic, biblical) A law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God.
(n) :
(historical) A statute fair.