statute
n[C]
1 law passed by Parliament or a similar law-making body and written down formally 成文法; 法规; 法令
decreed by statute 按照法规限定的.
2 any of the rules of an institution 条例; 规则; 章程
under the University's statutes 根据该大学的章程.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
Born a free man, he was now in chains.
他生来本是个自由人,如今却戴上了镣铐。
One moment we were walking along the top of a hill and now we could see no more than about thirty metres ahead of us.