statute

Example Sentences

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The ruling amounted to a test case of South Carolina’s stand-your-ground law—which, like similar statutes in states around the U.S., provides criminal and civil immunity in self-defense killings.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Many statutes grant the Executive the power to ‘regulate,’” the Chief points out.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It is also telling that in IEEPA’s half century of existence, no president has invoked the statute to impose any tariffs, let alone tariffs of this magnitude and scope,” the ruling continues.

From Salon

This reading of the statute defies common sense.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Although the statute tried to lean against these dangers, it was only partially successful.

From The Wall Street Journal