You might be confusing the word statue with statute. These words are commonly misused. Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /ˈstætʃ.uː/ or /ˈstæt.juː/ (US) IPA (key): /ˈstætʃu/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: sta‧tue Noun Singular statue Plural statues (countable) A statue is a model of somebody or something.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads