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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-derived
statutstand, set, place
+
-oryrelating to, connected with
=statutory

From 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 words

Common 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.

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