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Statute vs Mandate - What's the difference?

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Statute is a related term of mandate.


As a noun statute

is written law, as laid down by the legislature.

As a verb mandate is

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statute

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * statutory * statutorily * statutory rape

    Anagrams

    * ----

    mandate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
  • Verb

    (mandat)
  • to authorize
  • to make mandatory
  • Derived terms

    * mandatary * mandator * mandatory