1. The Union''s statutes forbade them from holding high office.
    工会章程禁止他们担任高级公职。

2. Working hours are limited by statute.
    工作时间有法令限制。

1. 公共查询·英语单词

1. 法令：比如入狱或罚款. 而民事诉讼则不涉及刑罚,也没有触犯法律,它所关注的是当事人之间的争议(当然,其中的一方有可能是政府),并且界定当事人之间的关系. 民事法律包括法令(statute)和习惯法(common law,法官判例积累所形成).

1. 成文法;法令;法规
    A statute is a rule or law which has been made by a government or other organization and formally written down.

    e.g. The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children...
           新法令涵盖了儿童保育、养育和保护的相关内容。
    e.g. The independence of the judiciary in France is guaranteed by statute.
           法国司法部门的独立地位是法律明文规定的。

1. an act passed by a legislative body

    Synonym: legislative act