GRE Word List

STATUTE

a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government

The meaning of the word statute is a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government.

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virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
determinatehaving defined limits
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
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propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
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