statute book in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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statute [Brit ˈstatʃuːt, ˈstatjuːt, Am ˈstætʃut] N

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

III.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB trans

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IV.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB intr

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I can read her like a book , she is (like) an open book to me
elle ne peut rien me cacher
his past is an open book
il n'a rien à cacher sur son passé
economics is a closed book to me
je ne connais rien à l'économie
she is a closed book to me
je n'arrive pas à la comprendre
to throw the book at sb (reprimand)
passer un savon à qn inf
to throw the book at sb (accuse)
n'omettre aucun chef d'accusation (quand on arrête qn)
to throw the book at sb (punish or sentence)
donner le maximum à qn
to be in sb's good books
être dans les petits papiers de qn inf
to be in sb's bad books
ne pas avoir la cote avec qn
in my book inf it's a crime
à mon avis or d'après moi c'est un crime
to bring sb to book
demander des comptes à qn, faire rendre des comptes à qn (for pour)
here's one for the book!
on s'en souviendra!
you shouldn't judge a book by its cover
≈ l'habit ne fait pas le moine

statute book in the PONS Dictionary

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statute [ˈstætju:t, Am ˈstætʃu:t] N

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A number of bills were proposed, but all failed to make it to the statute book.
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Though such laws remain on the statute book until they are amended, after being struck down they can not be enforced.
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The act's 478 sections and 16 schedules covered more pages of the statute book than any previous act.
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The removal leads to a more accessible statute book and will pave the way for further simplification and modernization measures.
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Baker said that the statute book was no closer to being a historical entity than the register of writs was.
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Why should polygamy laws be in the statute book at all?
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Time is short, the government wants this legislation on the statute book as quickly as possible.
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But once it was on the statute book, they had no choice but to enforce it.
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A religious test thus remained on the statute book until repealed in 1866.
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With this on the statute book, it will give police and prosecutors a lot of discretion.
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