Law on the books (7)

I believe the answer is:

statute

'law on the books' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for statute that I've seen before include "Written law" , "Law recorded in book" , "Act of Parliament" , "Legal enactment" , "Law, rule" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Washington Post, the Universal and the Newsday.com.

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