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statutory (iou)



statutory adjective. E18.
[from STATUTE noun + -ORY2.]
Of a clause etc.: enacting. Scot. E-M18.
Pertaining to or consisting in statutes; enacted, appointed, or created by statute; required or permitted by statute. M18.
B. Castle The constitutional position..was..that a Motion of this kind had no statutory force.
transf. Obligatory by custom; regular. Now spec. required for the sake of appearances; having only token significance. E19.
M. Gee The statutory Christmas phone call to his mother.
Special collocations: statutory company a company created by statute, as distinguished from a chartered company or a company incorporated by royal charter. statutory declaration Law a prescribed declaration made under statutory authority before a justice of the peace, commissioner of oaths, or notary public which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath. statutory holiday a public holiday established by statute. statutory instrument a common type of subordinate legislation. statutory meeting a general meeting of the members of a company, held in accordance with a statute; spec. the first such meeting. statutory rape US sexual intercourse with a person (esp. a girl) under the age of consent. statutory tenant a person who is legally entitled to remain in a property although his or her tenancy has expired.
statutorily adverb L19.