German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin statūtum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃtaˈtuːt/
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  • Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

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Statut n (mixed, genitive Statutes or Statuts, plural Statuten) (law)

  1. (now dispreferred except in Switzerland) statute, bylaw, charter, a body of legal provisions defined by a corporation for itself
    Synonym: Satzung
    1. (Austria, whence also for Czechia) a kind of basic law instituted by the state for some communes but not others
  2. the law applicable to a legal relationship in civil and commercial matters containing foreign elements, as determined by private international law
    Synonyms: anwendbares Recht, anzuwendendes Recht

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Statut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Statut” in Duden online