statutessuch
Statutessuch is a neologism used in legal linguistics to describe a syntactic and semantic pattern found in statutory drafting, where a general rule is linked to a defined class of statutes through a compact phrasing. The term serves as a label for analysis and for annotating corpora, rather than a term appearing in enacted texts.
The concept emerged in scholarly discussions in the late 2010s as researchers noted recurring constructions that
Linguistic characteristics of statutessuch constructions typically involve a general noun phrase referring to statutes, followed by
Applications and significance include aiding the study of scope and drafting efficiency, supporting computational parsing and
Criticism notes that statutessuch is largely theoretical and may not correspond to a distinct, recognizable form