What are laws enacted by legislative bodies commonly referred to as?

Laws enacted by legislative bodies are commonly referred to as statutes. Statutes are formal written laws that are established by the legislative branch of government and can cover a wide range of legal areas, from criminal law to tax regulation. They are typically created through a legislative process that involves drafting, debating, and voting on proposed laws.

The term "regulations" refers to rules or directives made and maintained by an authority, often created to enforce statutes rather than being direct laws themselves. "Ordinances" are local laws, usually enacted by municipal bodies, addressing specific issues within their jurisdiction, and are not of the same scope as statutes which function at broader governmental levels. "Codes" are collections of statutes and regulations that are organized and compiled systematically, but they do not represent the individual laws created by legislative bodies; rather, they serve as a framework for understanding how those individual statutes interact and apply in specific situations.