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. Ryan Mulvey:

    It is time for the Supreme Court to do away with Chevron and return lawmaking to its rightful place in Congress and statutory interpretation to its rightful place: the judiciary, not the executive branch.

  2. Energy CEO Emily Skor:

    In doing nothing to remedy these and other deficiencies, EPA has again failed to meet its statutory obligation to ensure that annual RVOs (renewable volume obligations) are met each year.

  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. Travis Weber:

    It should be beyond clear that they are protected by the Constitution, statutory authority and regulations.

  5. Katie Lang:

    This newly invented federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage should peaceably coexist alongside longstanding constitutional and statutory rights, including the rights to free exercise of religion and speech.

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