statutory

B1 Topic:Law & Government
US /ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/ UK /ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/
adj Freq #24376

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute

    statutory restrictions

  2. 2
    adj

    relating to or created by statutes

    statutory matters

  3. 3
    adj

    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.

Etymology

From statute + -ory.

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