statutory

/'stætjutəri/ Cách viết khác : (statutable) /'stætjutəbl/

Thân thiện

Statutory holidays are observed by government offices and many businesses.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Prescribed, authorized, or punishable under a statute: Relating to something that is formally established, required, or defined by a written law passed by a legislative body.
   • Relating to or created by statutes: Concerning the body of formal written laws, as opposed to common law or regulatory rules.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The company must comply with all statutory requirements for data protection.
  • There is a statutory minimum wage that all employers must pay.
  • The judge explained the difference between common law and statutory law.

Advanced Usage

• "Statutory duty": A legal obligation that is explicitly set out in a statute.

  • Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide education for all children.

• "Statutory instrument": A type of delegated or secondary legislation created under the authority of a primary statute.

  • The new regulations were introduced as a statutory instrument.

Variants and Related Words

• Statute (n): A formal written law enacted by a legislative body.

  • The new statute on environmental protection was passed last year.

• Statutorily (adv): In a way that is required or defined by statute.

  • The board is statutorily required to meet four times a year.

Synonyms

• Legal: Established by or based on law.
• Legislative: Relating to the making of laws.
• Prescribed: Authoritatively set down as a rule.

Related Phrases

• Statutory declaration: A formal written statement of fact whose truth is affirmed by the declarant, often used in legal and administrative processes.

  • He made a statutory declaration regarding his place of residence.

• Statutory interpretation: The process by which courts interpret and apply the meaning of statutes.

  • The case hinged on the principles of statutory interpretation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute
   • statutory restrictions
   • a statutory age limit
   • statutory crimes
   • statutory rape
2. relating to or created by statutes
   • statutory matters
   • statutory law