What's the difference between revivor and statute?

Revivor


Definition:

  • (n.) Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties, -- done by a bill of revivor.

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Statute


Definition:

  • (n.) 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 fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a.
  • (a.) An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.
  • (a.) An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He added: "There is a rigorous review process of applications submitted by the executive branch, spearheaded initially by five judicial branch lawyers who are national security experts and then by the judges, to ensure that the court's authorizations comport with what the applicable statutes authorize."
  • (2) As of July 1987, 10 states have prohibitory laws, five states have grandmother clauses authorizing practicing midwives under repealed statutes, five states have enabling laws which are not used, and 10 states explicitly permit lay midwives to practice.
  • (3) Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband accepted the Tory idea of a royal charter to establish a new press regulatory body but insisted it be underpinned in statute and said there should be guarantees of the body's independence.
  • (4) The relevant immunity and privilege statutes of each State and the protection afforded by State law were analyzed.
  • (5) Statutes in all countries in the region provide that a man must support his legitimate and illegitimate children; there are, however, weaknesses in the laws on the books.
  • (6) It was correct for her to be under there, and we hope she can get under that statute again,” said Elmore.
  • (7) This article discusses the effect of existing statutes and case law on three pivotal questions: To what sort of information are people entitled?
  • (8) The culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, added: "If [the digital economy bill] gets on to the statute books it will be with the co-operation of the opposition party and hopefully the Liberal Democrats and others too.
  • (9) The Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court, provides an extensive definition of rape as a war crime and the tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have prosecuted rape as a war crime.
  • (10) The Lib Dems and Labour, after frantic consultations, announced they would table alternative amendments to introduce an element of statute and ensure the new press regulatory body was free from industry interference – two issues that the majority of newspaper proprietors have stoutly opposed.
  • (11) For too long too much complexity in the tax system has got onto the statute book."
  • (12) As time passes, criminal prosecution of bubble-era frauds will become even more difficult, even impossible, because the statute of limitations for many of these crimes is short – three to five years.
  • (13) The Alabama code contains 2 statutes that pertain to the legality of abortion.
  • (14) Obama warned “a contorted reading of the statute” could mean that “millions of people who are obtaining insurance currently with subsidies, suddenly aren’t getting those subsidies, many of them can’t afford it”.
  • (15) Peers had been debating the report stage of the “snooper’s charter” legislation – the investigatory powers bill, when an amendment was put following complaints that the provision had been put on the statute book three years ago but had not been implemented by John Whittingdale when he was culture secretary.
  • (16) The bill is being introduced before two other crime bills have had the chance to reach the statute book.
  • (17) For several years providers and consumers of services have worked for the enactment of state laws that mandate or regulate certain kinds of coverage for mental illness; as of January 1, 1977, a total of 22 states had such statutes.
  • (18) I have no doubt that the Ethics Committee has done all it possibly could under the Fifa Statutes to shed light on the issues surrounding the awarding of the World Cups,” he said.
  • (19) It could involve funding straight science that showed the impact of climate change.” The investigators could make use of a New York statute known as the Martin Act which, it is believed, would make it easier to secure a conviction than under financial regulations.
  • (20) There are other reasons for recognising the body in statute including a transparent process around appointments and the structure of the board, the regulator added.

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