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statutory instrument

statutory instrument noun: in some common law jurisdictions, a form of delegated legislation enacted under a power derived from an act of parliament.

Noun

statutory instrument (plural statutory instruments)

  1. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK) In some common law jurisdictions, a form of delegated legislation enacted under a power derived from an act of parliament.

statutory instrument meaning in Tamil

statutory instrument in Tamil

சட்டமுறையாவணம், சட்டமுறைப் பிணைமுறி

Forms of statutory instrument

pluralstatutory instruments

Origin of statutory instrument

From statutory + instrument.

Questions about statutory instrument

What does statutory instrument mean?
Statutory instrument means in some common law jurisdictions, a form of delegated legislation enacted under a power derived from an act of parliament.
What is statutory instrument in Tamil?
Statutory instrument in Tamil is சட்டமுறையாவணம், சட்டமுறைப் பிணைமுறி. See Statutory instrument meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is statutory instrument?
Statutory instrument is a noun.
What is the plural of statutory instrument?
The plural of statutory instrument is statutory instruments.

Words near statutory instrument in the dictionary

  1. statutory exclusions
  2. statutory heir
  3. statutory heirs
  4. statutory holiday
  5. statutory holidays
  6. statutory instrument
  7. statutory instruments
  8. statutory law
  9. statutory laws
  10. statutory rape
  11. statutory rapes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: statutory instrument (page history and authors); statutory instrument (Tamil 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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