Both Uses of
statutory law
in
Jane Eyre
- They cannot be, sir, if they require a new statute to legalise them.†
Chpt 14 *
- They are, Miss Eyre, though they absolutely require a new statute: unheard-of combinations of circumstances demand unheard-of rules.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(statutory law) law developed by governmental groups in contrast to common law (based on custom and precedent) -- this is also one of the senses of the term, civil law