statutory
UK/ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ//ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/
statutory adjective: of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
Adjective
statutory (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
- Speed limits apply at many points on the line, in addition to the general 25 m.p.h. limit over the whole Dromod-Belturbet section, but it is an open secret that speeds often rise above the statutory limit.1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 343-344
- The order is just one of several recent actions which have given statutory legitimacy to gay and lesbian couples. New York's highest court recently ruled that unmarried partners have the same rights as married ones under New York City rent control laws.1989 August 19, Jim Fauntleroy, “Unmarried Couples Get Bereavement Leave”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 6, page 2
statutory meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
statutory in Tamil
- சட்டப்படி தேவைப்படுகின்ற, சட்டப்படியான, முறையான, சட்டமாக இயற்றப்பட்ட
statutory in Bengali
- সংবিধিবদ্ধ
statutory in Malayalam
- ചട്ടത്തിൽ വ്യവസ്ഥചെയ്തിട്ടുളള, നിയമത്താൽ അംഗീകരിച്ച
statutory in Kannada
- ಶಾಸನಬದ್ಧ, ಶಾಸನ ವಿಧಿಸಿದ, ಶಾಸನ ಸಂಬಂಧಿ, ಕಾನೂನಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾದ, ಕಾಯಿದೆ ಪ್ರಕಾರದ
More languagesFewer languages
- statutory in Tagalog
- takda ng batas
- statutory in Arabic
- نِظَامِيّ niẓāmiyy, قَانُونِيّ qānūniyy, مُطَابِقْ لِلْقَوَانِينْ muṭābiq lilqawānīn
- statutory in Persian
- مقرر moqarrar, قانونی qânuni
Examples of statutory in a sentence
- These laws create special exemptions for farms through statutory and regulatory carveouts.
- OMB's November 15 deadline for the PAR submission is earlier than the statutory deadline.
- At one point came the statutory "dishoom" routine with villain Shatru .
Origin of statutory
From statute + -ory.
Words formed from statutory
- Delaware statutory trust
- extra-statutory
- nonstatutory
- statutorily
- statutoriness
- statutorize
- statutory authority
- statutory board
- statutory body
- statutory corporation
- statutory declaration
- statutory deposit
- statutory exclusion
- statutory heir
- statutory holiday
- statutory instrument
- statutory law
- statutory rape
Phrases with statutory
Questions about statutory
- What does statutory mean?
- Statutory means of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
- What is statutory in Tamil?
- Statutory in Tamil is சட்டப்படி தேவைப்படுகின்ற, சட்டப்படியான, முறையான. See Statutory meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is statutory?
- Statutory is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce statutory?
- Statutory is pronounced /ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/ (UK).
Words near statutory in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: statutory (page history and authors); statutory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statutory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statutory (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statutory (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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