Statute vs. Legislation — What's the Difference?

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy.

Legislation is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as "legislation", while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business.

A law enacted by a legislature.

Laws, considered collectively

A decree or edict, as of a ruler.

The act or process of legislating; lawmaking.

Written law, as laid down by the legislature.

A proposed or enacted law or group of laws.

An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; - called also statute fair.

Law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body

An act passed by a legislative body

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.

Enacted by a legislative body;

Law enacted by a legislative body

The act of making or enacting laws