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Statute vs Atextual - What's the difference?

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In legal|lang=en terms the difference between statute and atextual

is that statute is (legal) (common law) legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs while atextual is (legal) of an interpretation of a statute or similar governing provision, derived from something other than the text of the provision.

As a noun statute

is written law, as laid down by the legislature.

As an adjective atextual is

not textual; not derived from written works.

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