statutory
UK/'stætjutәri/US
GREA2
Definitions
adj.
Required, permitted, or established by law (a statute)
法定的,依照法令的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom statute (a law that has been 'set up,' from Latin statuere 'to set, establish'). Statutory means fixed by written law rather than by custom or agreement: statutory rights are the rights the law sets in place for you.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.statutory requirement法定要求
- 2.statutory rights法定权利
- 3.statutory duty法定职责
- 4.statutory minimum法定最低标准
Example Sentences
- 1.
Employees are entitled to statutory sick pay under the law.
- 2.
The company failed to meet its statutory obligations.
- 3.
There is a statutory minimum wage in most countries.