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statu·tory (stac̸h′o̵̅o̅ tôr′ē)
adjective
- of, or having the nature of, a statute or statutes
- fixed, authorized, or established by statute
- declared by statute to be such, and hence legally punishable: said of an offense
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Modifying Another Word
- not: The examples given in each level description are intended to indicate pitch and are not statutory.
Modifies a noun
- duty: Details of your statutory duties are set out below.
Used with adjective complement
- become: We also believe provision of historic environment services by local government should become statutory, supported by adequate resourcing.
Preposition: in
- nature: The protection does not have to be statutory in nature and does not have to be for the purposes originally intended by Parliament.
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