Negative Statute
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One which is enacted in negative terms, and which so controls the common law that it has no force in opposition to the statute. Bac. Abr. "Statutes" (G); Brooke, Abr. "Parliament," pi. 72.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One which is enacted in negative terms, and which so controls the common law that it has no force in opposition to the statute. Bac. Abr. Statutes (G); Brook, Abr. Parliament, pi. 72; Bish. Writ. L. § 153.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A stafute expressed in negative terms; a statute which prohibite a thing from being done, or declares what shall not be done
Defined under Statute in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A statute expressed in negative terms; a statute which prohibits a thing from being done, or declares what shall noé be done.