How to Use statutory in a Sentence

statutory

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  • This means it was properly created and abides by existing statutory and constitutional law.
    — Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • And more explicit statutory language won’t substitute for effective rule-making by the executive branch.
    — David Blumenthal and Sara Rosenbaum, STAT, 6 Aug. 2024
  • New statutory language could clarify that once legal challenges are over and the Electoral College votes, Congress can’t change the outcome.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The phase one probe will now start and the CMA set a statutory deadline of Oct. 18.
    — Katharine Gemmell, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There is a reason Smith does not have a solid statutory crime to rely on.
    — The Editors, National Review, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The property company dropped the bill and paid an amount equal to statutory damages for the claims Pickard outlined.
    — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The court ordered the clerk's office to pay the inmate $1,000 in statutory damages, the maximum allowed.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But this is much more a matter of practice than statutory or other law.
    — WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The statutory maximum for both subsections is up to 10 years in prison.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Look for the justices to ask a lot about the agencies’ statutory authority.
    — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
  • In the absence of an indictment, a judge can override the statutory deadline after a hearing.
    — Shayna Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
  • But last month, Howe found the ninth petition met statutory requirements, meaning the group can now take the next steps to try to bring the recall question to a public vote.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
  • Chutkan also denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case on statutory grounds.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Constitution statutory rules and, and precedent and things like that.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The numbers: The U.S. statutory retirement age is 66 or 67, depending on your birth year.
    — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • The most serious charges of extortion and wire fraud carry a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison on each count.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
  • Since the court lacked statutory authority to sign off on Covington’s name change, the change must be voided, the lawsuit argues.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Lucio's other claims did not meet statutory requirements, the appeals court found, and will not be reviewed.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The publisher is seeking statutory damages of up to $4 million.
    — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The GOP wants to lower spending in exchange for raising the statutory borrowing limit.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This brings us to another salient question: Must the outer limits of statutory reach be fixed with certainty?
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Two people at UC Davis have been assigned the statutory requirements of the equine medical director while Blea is on leave.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • However, Baude and Paulsen note that that statute largely lapsed owing to statutory revisions in 1948.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The available records include statutory language for each charge but do not detail what Falconer is accused of.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
  • The charge carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • Those will be the limiting factors rather than statutory law on density.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The drop was in part caused by statutory changes, including a new minimum of $600 in unpaid rent required before a case could be brought, court officials say.
    — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Much like District 18's incumbent, White failed to meet statutory requirements to get on the District 1 ballot.
    — Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The felony carries a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison, and the misdemeanor could result in up to one year in prison, officials said.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The last time the General Assembly met in a special session was in 2018, when lawmakers failed to finish their business by the statutory deadline.
    — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2022

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