“The statue of limitations expired last year.”
Confusables Entry 1095 / 1350 60-second read
Statute vs. Statue / Stature
A law versus a sculpture versus physical/metaphorical height.
The comparisoni
“The statute of limitations expired last year.”
The ruleii
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STATUTE = law. STATUE = sculpture. STATURE = height.
STATUTE (with a T) is a written law passed by a legislature. STATUE is the sculpture. STATURE is height or standing (a person of great stature).
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
StatuTE = legal acT. StatuE = figurE.