STATUTORY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

statutory

adjective

Definition of statutory next

as in constitutional

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Recent Examples of statutory Groundwater districts, while long reluctant to engage in conservation planning, do have statutory authority to do so. —

Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026 These are signs of the center moving to comply with a judge’s ruling late last month that ordered it to revert to its statutory name. —

David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026 Instead, *Sirius* emphasizes the statutory text of Section 1402(a)(13) and the legal characteristics of limited partner interests, including liability protection. —

Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Trump’s legal loopholes Consider some startling examples of how Trump has legally exploited structural vulnerabilities and statutory loopholes to consolidate executive power as president. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for statutory

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But restrictions on the software itself have raised constitutional and commercial concerns.

— Maggie Eastland, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
That question was at the center of one of the most important constitutional cases in American history.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026