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Recent Examples of statutory
Legal experts warn that statutory damages could be severe, with estimates ranging from $1 billion to over $100 billion.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 July 2025
If he is convicted, Lloyd would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each of the 13 wire fraud counts and up to 10 years in prison for the monetary transaction count.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 25 July 2025
Oversight committees, which are supposed to police the executive branch’s management of legislation, are ignoring the administration’s unconstitutional dismantling of statutory agencies and programs – and complaining about the federal judges who are seeking to protect them.
—Carl P. Leubsdorf, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
These ten do not provide abortions (or are below a statutory funding threshold).
—Charles Tiefer, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 July 2025
If he is convicted, Lloyd would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each of the 13 wire fraud counts and up to 10 years in prison for the monetary transaction count.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 25 July 2025
Oversight committees, which are supposed to police the executive branch’s management of legislation, are ignoring the administration’s unconstitutional dismantling of statutory agencies and programs – and complaining about the federal judges who are seeking to protect them.
—Carl P. Leubsdorf, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
These ten do not provide abortions (or are below a statutory funding threshold).
—Charles Tiefer, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutory
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The lawsuit asks the court to declare that ICE wrongly arrested, detained and deported Rosario, Romeo and Ruby, as well as Julia, Jade and Janelle, in violation of their constitutional rights.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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The state legalized the drug recreationally via a 2012 state constitutional amendment, becoming the second state to do so at the time.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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Assuming that the administrative use of AI is done with proper security and rigor, most clients or patients won’t especially care that the therapist is using AI in that manner.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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For example, some foundations have not been regularly reconciling their accounts and have made some expenditures without proper prior approval or supporting documentation, such as receipts or invoices, according to the audit.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutory. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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