What does Statutory mean?

Definitions for Statutory
ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr istatu·to·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. statutoryadjective

    relating to or created by statutes

    "statutory matters"; "statutory law"

  2. statutoryadjective

    prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute

    "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape"

Wiktionary

  1. statutoryadjective

    Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

Wikipedia

  1. statutory

    A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent, which is decided by courts, and regulations issued by government agencies.

ChatGPT

  1. statutory

    Statutory refers to something that is created, regulated, or determined by a law or statute. It typically pertains to written laws, as opposed to regulations or common law. This term can apply to various aspects such as statutory rights, statutory laws, statutory obligations, or statutory bodies, all of which are created or regulated by a formal, legally-binding statute.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Statutoryadjective

    enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision

Editors Contribution

  1. statutory

    Relating to a statute.

    Statutory guidance is sometimes created to empower people with information.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Statutory' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2740

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Statutory' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3108

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Statutory' in Adjectives Frequency: #362

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Statutory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Statutory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Statutory in a Sentence

  1. Katie Hobbs:

    This statutory sleight of hand is set to expire at the end of my term, leaving no doubt that this was prompted by my efforts to protect the freedom to vote and because they did not like the outcome of the Presidential Election.

  2. State Department:

    The rescission of Cuba's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism reflects our assessment that Cuba meets the statutory criteria.

  3. Merrick Garland:

    It’s clearly unconstitutional, the obvious and expressly acknowledged intention of this statutory scheme is to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights.

  4. Gavin Newsom:

    Hell, I was the first mayor in San Francisco in history that actually met our statutory requirement of … 1,973 police officers.

  5. The Dutch Finance Ministry:

    The government is of the opinion that the Commission does not convincingly demonstrate that the tax authority deviated from the statutory provisions. It follows that there is no state aid involved.

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