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title: statute — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «statute» in the Early Modern English dictionary: A law or rule that is written down and fixed, here one given by God. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# statute

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**Who acts:** This, He, it, children · **What happens:** write down, fix, give, be, make, prove · **To what, where:** law, statute, Moses · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«statute» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [statute in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/statute.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A law or rule that is written down and fixed, here one given by God.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:statute:m1:1
# text = A law or rule that is written down and fixed, here one given by God.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	parataxis	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nsubj	_	_
14	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write down** | present · passive |  | a law or rule |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by God | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

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From Torah LEV.17.7, JPS 1917.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:statute:x1:1
# text = This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	statute	statute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
8	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
10	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	generations	generation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | shall | This | a statute |  |  | throughout their generations | for them *= they* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;

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From Torah EXO.15.25, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:statute:x2:1
# text = There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	statute	statute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ordinance	ordinance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	15	expl	_	_
14	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	proved	prove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | He | a statute and a ordinance |  | there |  | for them *= they* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent statute=Product for they=Asset |
| 2 | **prove** | past | He | statute |  | there |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.'

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From Torah NUM.27.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:statute:x3:1
# text = And it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	statute	statute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	judgment	judgment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall | it |  |  |  |  | unto the children | tree rules |
| 2 | **command** | past | the children | Moses |  |  |  | of Israel | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent moses=Theme |

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