statutory
statutory
Definition
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
statutory
Synonyms
statutory
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- not: The examples given in each level description are intended to indicate pitch and are not statutory.
- also: This funding is also statutory funding, which means its criteria and regulations are governed by law and are set centrally by the government.
- even: Can be public, private, guaranteed or even statutory ( 7,7 ) 16.
- yet: Yet statutory homelessness continues its relentless rise - 12 percent in the first quarter of this year.
- actually: A. It is, but it is actually referring to a police efficiency regulation, which will mean that it is actually statutory based.
Modifies a noun
- duty: Details of your statutory duties are set out below.
- obligation: Using an agent does not change an employer's statutory obligations.
- requirement: In addition to which, food hygiene training has been a statutory requirement for at least the last 6 years.
- nuisance: Reducing the risk of dust causing a statutory nuisance is often a simple solution; regular damping, screening or both.
- instrument: Some 40 statutory instruments will also be required to bring the Act into effect.
- provision: In turn either or both bodies may choose to investigate or not at any stage, subject only to the relevant statutory provisions.
Used with adjective complement
- become: We also believe provision of historic environment services by local government should become statutory, supported by adequate resourcing.
- influence: SCL aims to take a leading role in the development of public libraries by influencing statutory, financial and other decisions.
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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