West's Encyclopedia of American Law defines a statute as "an act of a legislature that declares, proscribes, or commands something; a specific law, expressed in writing." Unlike case law decided by the court system or regulations defined by government agencies, statutes are passed by either state or federal legislature. Statutes are often referred to as legislation and are considered to have primary authority as a source of law.
*Statute. (2005). In S. Phelps & J. Lehman (Eds.), West's Encyclopedia of American Law (2nd ed., Vol. 9, pp. 329-330). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.lib.pepperdine.edu/apps/doc/CX3437704158/GVRL?u=pepp12906&sid=GVRL&xid=ef4a1a06
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