statutory (C1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˈstætʃəˌtɔːri/
Definition
Required, permitted, or enacted by statute (a written law passed by a legislative body).
Examples
The company is required to file statutory accounts each year.
There are statutory limits on the amount of interest a lender can charge.
How to Use statutory
- statutory requirement (collocation)
- A rule or condition that must be followed according to law. — "The company failed to meet the statutory requirements for waste disposal."
- statutory law (collocation)
- Laws that have been formally written and passed by a legislative body. — "The judge interpreted the statutory law to apply to the current situation."
- statutory instrument (collocation)
- A form of legislation that allows certain parts of a statute to be modified or added to, usually by a government minister. — "The new regulations were introduced as a statutory instrument."
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