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General Statute

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A statute relating to the whole community, or concerning nil persons generally, as distinguished from a private or special statute. 1 Bl. Comm. 85, 86 ; 4 Coke, 75a.

Defined under Statute in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A statute relating to the whole community, or concerning all persons generally, as distinguished from a private or special statute, 4 Coke, 75a; 1 Bl. Comm. 85, 86.