SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
statutory
adjective
Established, required, or governed by statute.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Established by statute
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Usage distinction
Return to topStatutory identifies a connection to enacted legislation. Legal is broader, and mandated does not identify which authority creates the requirement.
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The novel's dispute turns on a statutory requirement in its fictional kingdom.
A statutory rule in the story's invented harbor required a written permit before a vessel could use the inner dock, because the requirement appeared in the harbor's enacted law.
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