counterstatute

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ statute

Noun[edit]

counterstatute (plural counterstatutes)

  1. A statute that counteracts or opposes another statute.
    • 2004, Stanley J. Stein, Barbara H. Stein, Apogee of Empire, page 19:
      […] the contradictory, repetitive, and often confusing labyrinth of statutes and counterstatutes issued by the central authorities […]
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