statutory

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Recent Examples of statutory With 150 violations cited in the lawsuit, at a statutory $150,000 per infringing item, that’s a total of more than $20 million in potential damages. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025 The probe, led by the HHS Office for Civil Rights, concluded that the university's response to antisemitic incidents constituted both neglect and active complicity, violating statutory protections against discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 The prospect of the Browns-Cleveland legal dispute ending via statutory amendment would mean a law that raises legal concerns once again evades judicial scrutiny. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted the administration complied with statutory requirements to notify congressional leaders — a liberty that’s been taken by presidents of both parties as a way to bypass House and Senate approval. Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for statutory
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Adjective
  • In the regular legislative session, the Texas legislature passed joint resolutions with a two-thirds majority proposing the following constitutional amendments.
    Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
  • The court said gun rules must be similar to a historical regulation on weapons to pass constitutional muster.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • Democrat amendments squashed Democrats and pro-regulation groups argued the measure lacks any awareness of the common good, and prioritizes political ambitions and corporate profits over people’s lives.
    James Call, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The swearing in of Commissioner Mary T. Boyle in June brought the commission up to full strength, with a 3-2 split in favor of Democratic appointees who are expected to take an aggressive enforcement stance in line with the Biden administration’s pro-regulation agenda.
    Dean Seal, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Adjective
  • The first episode of Season 7 of Peacock's popular reality dating series premiered on June 3 and since then, the remaining cast members have not had access to their personal phones, a proper clock, social media, or television.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 13 July 2025
  • His uncle wanted to show him the ropes, but there were obstacles: equipment cost, building things to code, researching the proper setup.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025

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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutory. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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