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statuto

statute

noun stah-TOO-toh Less Common
People & Society Law

Origin: from Latin statutum

Also means

charter

Usage Note

Statuto is the founding charter of an organization, association, or region, not a single law. Beware the false friend: an everyday 'statute' in the sense of a passed law is usually legge in Italian, while statuto implies the constitutive document.

Examples

"Lo statuto regola l'associazione."

Natural Translation

The charter governs the association.

Literal Translation

The charter regulates the-association.

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