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Jurisdiction

This dimension groups statutes by the jurisdiction whose legislature enacted them. Wikipedia notes a statute is the expressed will of a legislative body acting "on the behalf of a country, state or province, county, municipality, or so on." Browsing this way collects every statute passed by the same jurisdiction.

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Era of Emergence
1300 CE 1
Jurisdiction

Argentina

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Australia

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Australia (Commonwealth)

Jurisdiction
2 entries

Brazil

Jurisdiction
1 entry

British Empire

Jurisdiction
1 entry

British India

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Canada (federal)

Jurisdiction
3 entries

Empire of Brazil

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Empire of Japan

Jurisdiction
1 entry

England

Jurisdiction
3 entries

England and Wales

Jurisdiction
7 entries

England and Wales, and Ireland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

England and Wales, Ireland

Jurisdiction
2 entries

England and Wales, Scotland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Federation of Nigeria (every State)

Jurisdiction
1 entry

France

Jurisdiction
1 entry

France, except Alsace and Moselle

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Germany

Jurisdiction
1 entry

India

Jurisdiction
4 entries

Israel

Jurisdiction
2 entries

Japan

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Lordship of Ireland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

New Zealand

Jurisdiction
2 entries

Northern Territory, Australia

Jurisdiction
1 entry

People's Republic of China

Jurisdiction
2 entries

South Africa

Jurisdiction
4 entries

South Korea

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Turkey

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Union of South Africa

Jurisdiction
1 entry

United Kingdom

Jurisdiction
13 entries

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Jurisdiction
1 entry

United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man

Jurisdiction
1 entry

United States

Jurisdiction
33 entries

United States (federal)

Jurisdiction
1 entry

Worldwide (see Extraterritoriality)

Jurisdiction
1 entry
Sources
1. Statute (Wikipedia)
WikipediaStatute, Etymology section
Quote, Statute, Etymology section
The word appears in use in English as early as the 14th century.
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