statutory
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A federal agency name change typically requires congressional action through legislation to amend the statutory authority that established the agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Efforts to narrow that definition, the court found, run up against those statutory protections.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Tessa Gregory, the human rights lawyer, said the state needed to be held accountable and a statutory public inquiry would have the power to compel witnesses and look at these issues in detail.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Shadow education secretary Laura Trott welcomed the statutory ban but pressed for clarity on whether a "not seen, not heard" policy is allowed "under these rules" saying "these policies don't work".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
Vocabulary lists containing statutory
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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