古代法律形式。通過國家正式立法程序制定、頒布、實施的法律文件，具有穩(wěn)定性、規(guī)范性和普遍性的特點。從源流上來看，“律”具有“法律”“法令”含義，至晚不會遲于商。戰(zhàn)國商鞅改“法”為“律”后，使之成為法典名稱。除宋、元兩代外，中國歷代均稱法典為“律”?！奥伞笔枪糯罨尽⒆钪匾姆尚问?。

Lü(Statute) was an ancient legal form. Legal documents formulated, promulgated, and implemented through formal legislative procedures are stable, standardized, and universally applicable. In origin,lühas the meaning of “l(fā)aw” and “decree” and dates back to no later than the Shang Dynasty. After Shang Yang in the Warring States Period changedfatolü,lübegan to be used in the name of codes. Except for the Song and Yuan dynasties, codes were calledlü.Lüwas the basic and most important legal form in ancient China.

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◎ 凡律以正刑定罪，令以設(shè)范立制?！短屏洹ば滩坷芍袉T外郎》（律用來定罪處刑，令用來設(shè)立規(guī)范制度。）

Statutes were used to convict and adjudicate, and ordinances were used to establish a normative system.(The Six Statutes of the Tang Dynasty)