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
See General Laws.
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.