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Legal battles are likely if the executive order is seen as violating statutory requirements or the separation of powers.
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A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
But in legal or statutory terms, invasive means that the plant is a significant, fast-moving threat.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
These incentives are performance-based and require specific job target requirements to be met, and other statutory requirements.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Because of statutory and constitutional requirements, those totals put Beacon Hill in a position to stash more money into reserves, and set up another sizable surtax surplus that lawmakers will get to dole out to education and transportation investments.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
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A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
But in legal or statutory terms, invasive means that the plant is a significant, fast-moving threat.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
These incentives are performance-based and require specific job target requirements to be met, and other statutory requirements.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Because of statutory and constitutional requirements, those totals put Beacon Hill in a position to stash more money into reserves, and set up another sizable surtax surplus that lawmakers will get to dole out to education and transportation investments.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statutory. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈstach-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
1
: of or relating to statutes
2
: regulated by statute
3
: punishable by statute
Legal Definition
statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈsta-chə-ˌtōr-ē
1
: of or relating to a statute or statutes
a statutory provision
2
: enacted, created, regulated, or defined by statute
a statutory presumption
a statutory insider
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