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statutory (required, relating to, enacted, permitted or regulated by a statute (=a formal written enactment of a legislative body; a written law): The copyright owner retains the option of requesting the court to award actual or statutory damages. Common Mistakes ⃝ Statutorial is sometimes used instead of statutory but it is not found in any dictionaries. Phrase Bank ⃝ The court did not have the statutory authority to order him to pay child support. ⃝ There are three statutory exceptions that excuse the late filing of a petition. ⃝ The ongoing costs will result from the statutory requirements. ⃝ The statutory text contains no intent requirement. ⃝ They had no statutory duty to create the data compilation. ⃝ The court examined the intent of the legislature under the rule of statutory construction. ⃝ statutory penalty ⃝ statutory prohibition ⃝ statutory minimum Additional Notes ⃝ Statutory rape is the crime of having sex with a person who is under the age of consent, whether or not it is voluntary. ⃝ A statutory instrument is a British English term referring to rules and regulations made by ministers under powers given to them by Acts of Parliament. This sort of delegated legislation is called an executive order or agency regulation in the US. TED Alexander Demidov) |
