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Six example sentences with statute, each labelled with its topic.
The defense argued that the statute never mentioned digital copies, so the charge could not possibly stand.
Law
Campaigners want the housing statute rewritten before the session ends, though committee chairs have promised nothing.
Politics
A sixteenth century statute still governs who may graze animals on the common, to the annoyance of developers.
History
A 1933 statute forced banks to choose between taking deposits and trading securities, a wall that stood for six decades.
Finance
The clean water statute gives citizens the right to sue a factory that discharges more than its permit allows.
Environment
Engineers read the new privacy statute line by line, since it dictates how long their servers may keep a user's location.
Technology
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