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statutory

[stach-oo-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
sanctioned
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The statutory tax on long-term capital gains tops out at 23.8%, including the ObamaCare surcharge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Cawthorne has now called on the current site owners, Telford and Wrekin Council, to order a full fresh statutory investigation into the former landfill site near Coalbrookdale.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The move will accelerate the disability application process for individuals that meet the statutory standard for disability benefits.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

The document has the typography of law and none of its machinery: no adverseness, no authority, no statutory vehicle, no second signature.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

At thirty-five he had just been unwillingly evicted from the Youth League, and before graduating into the Youth League he had managed to stay on in the Spies for a year beyond the statutory age.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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