Statue vs. Statute

Statuenoun

A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

Statuenoun

(dated) A portrait.

Statueverb

(transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.

Statuenoun

The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion.

Statuenoun

A portrait.

Statueverb

To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue.

Statuenoun

a sculpture representing a human or animal

Statuenoun

a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.

Statue

A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals or non-representational forms are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture that represents persons or animals in full figure but that is small enough to lift and carry is a statuette or figurine, whilst one more than twice life-size is a colossal statue.Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago.

Statutenoun

Written law, as laid down by the legislature.

Statutenoun

Legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.

Statutenoun

An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; - used in distinction from common law. See Common law, under Common, a.

Statutenoun

An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.

Statutenoun

An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; - called also statute fair.

Statutenoun

an act passed by a legislative body

Statuteadjective

enacted by a legislative body;

Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy.