Covenant vs Statute - What's the difference?
covenant | statute |
(legal) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
(legal) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
An incidental clause in an agreement.
to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant
* L'Estrange
* Bible, Matthew xxvi. 15
(legal) To enter a formal agreement.
(legal) To bind oneself in contract.
(legal) To make a stipulation.
Written law, as laid down by the legislature.
(legal) (Common law) Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.
In legal|lang=en terms the difference between covenant and statute
is that covenant is (legal) to make a stipulation while statute is (legal) (common law) legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.As nouns the difference between covenant and statute
is that covenant is (legal) an agreement to do or not do a particular thing while statute is written law, as laid down by the legislature.As a verb covenant
is to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.covenant
English
(wikipedia covenant)Alternative forms
* covenaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or cold, wet or dry, as the tenant should direct.
- and they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver
