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statutory

adjective as in sanctioned

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The statutory tax rate in the U.S. is 35 percent compared to 15 percent for Canada.

But the Texas governor ignored statutory procedure and acted unilaterally.

But in the short term, statutory authority for the program expires September 30.

“The statutory issue depends on whether ISIS is covered by the AUMF,” he said.

Naomi says statutory rape is “when the person force you against your will and you too small.”

The marked feature of this period is the paucity of statutory enactment affecting relief.

Statutory powers were obtained for the provision of hospitals in the Metropolis by combinations of boards of guardians.

The foregoing rules with the table were laid before Parliament in the usual way, and so received the required statutory sanction.

It is sufficient to say of these answers that they all suggested a large extension of the statutory requirements.

These crimes being statutory, must turn altogether on the language of the Act of Congress.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to statutory, such as: lawful, legal, judicial, and rightful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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