statutory

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Recent Examples of statutory Had she been convicted at trial, Kent could have spent decades in prison as opposed to the 15-year statutory maximum that the material support conviction carries. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026 If convicted, the defendants face a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of conspiracy. Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Woods is seeking compensatory, punitive, and statutory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 In these cases, the court struck down statutory limits on the president’s ability to remove federal officials, enabling much greater presidential control. Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for statutory
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Adjective
  • This proposed constitutional amendment was placed on the ballot by the California Legislature.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • In a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court determined that federal caps on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties violate constitutional free speech protections.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • The under-21s returned for pre-season last Monday, initially for testing before their first proper day of training on Thursday.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • This is just what Harley had built – an out-of-the-box pro-drag bike complete with slicks, wheelie bars, a hissing air-shifter and a proper multi-stage clutch set-up specifically for the drag strip.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutory. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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