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statutory

[stach-oo-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
sanctioned
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A council spokesman said the dogs were only in the authority's care for a "short statutory period".

From BBC

"That would be true for about 100 councils across the country, if that statutory override was suddenly taken away," she says.

From BBC

If the will has not yet been admitted to probate, your friend’s sister may raise objections, but once the probate order is entered, the statutory time limits take effect.

From MarketWatch

He also noted that a command investigation of a sitting lawmaker “who is not subject to military command authority would breach numerous constitutional and statutory safeguards.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The government said the law already provided for a statutory aggravating factor for assault against any public facing worker via section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

From BBC