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Real statute

Defined in 1 dictionary — Ballentine's (1916)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One which controls things and does not extend beyond the limits of the country from which it derives its authority. See 5 Mart. (N. S.) (La.) 569, 16 Am. Dec. 212.