statute law; written law
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statute law; written law; law enacted by legislative procedure and promulgated in written form
formalLegal term contrasting with 'unwritten law' (不成文法). Refers to formal legislation as opposed to customary law.
Chéng成
wén文
fǎ法
jù具
yǒu有
míng明
què确
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
xiào效
lì力
。
Statute law has clear legal authority.
Dà大
lù陆
fǎ法
xì系
guó国
jiā家
zhǔ主
yào要
yǐ以
chéng成
wén文
fǎ法
wéi为
fǎ法
lǜ律
yuān渊
yuán源
。
Civil law countries mainly rely on written law as the source of law.
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Yǔ与
chéng成
wén文
fǎ法
xiāng相
duì对
de的
shì是
xí习
guàn惯
fǎ法
。
Customary law is the counterpart to statute law.