Statute vs Statue - What's the difference?
statute | statue |
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.
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
* Shakespeare
(dated) A portrait.
To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
* Feltham
As nouns the difference between statute and statue
is that statute is written law, as laid down by the legislature while statue is a three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.As a verb statue is
to form a statue of; to make into a statue.statute
English
(wikipedia statute)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* statutory * statutorily * statutory rapeExternal links
* *Anagrams
* ----statue
English
Noun
(en noun)- I will raise her statue in pure gold.
- (Massinger)
Hypernyms
* image, sculpture, simulacrumHyponyms
* bust, figurineDerived terms
* statued * statuelike * statuesqueVerb
(statu)- The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.