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statutory

[stach-oo-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
sanctioned
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On the statutory question, it held that Title IX’s provisions, particularly the Javits Amendment, which concerns school sports, did not require schools to make reasonable accommodations for trans students.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

It has previously disclosed that its use of an Ireland hub helped lower the tax rate below the U.S.’s 21% statutory rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Baroness Amos acknowledged calls for a statutory public inquiry that would compel senior figures at under-fire hospital trusts to give evidence.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Textualism requires courts to read words in their statutory setting, not as isolated entries in a lexicon.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 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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