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This page groups a statute or act by where it sits within the wider body of legislation that contains it. Wikipedia notes that statutes "declare, command or prohibit something" and are often amended by, or grouped with, related acts on the same subject. Browsing this way moves between a statute and the related legislation nearby.

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A constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. 1
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A constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
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