[, ]a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written down法令；法规；成文法◆The duties of company directors are laid down by statute.公司董事的职责由法律作出规定。 [] a formal rule of an organization or institution规则；章程；条例◆Shareholders rejected a proposed change in the company statutes.股东否决了修改公司规章的建议。