statute vs legislative act

statute and legislative act both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
statute	Yes	Yes	No	No
legislative act	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, statute and legislative act are synonyms defined as:

statute (noun)	legislative act (noun)
an act passed by a legislative body	an act passed by a legislative body

statute (adjective)	legislative act (adjective)
enacted by a legislative body