Statutory
9 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated February 2026
Definition
Required, permitted, or enacted by statute or legislation. Describes something that has been formally established by law rather than by custom or practice.
“Employees are entitled to statutory paid leave under current employment law.”
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Contains five instances of common letters T and A, plus valuable Y
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Scrabble
Worth 15 points base; legal term with double T and Y
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