C1adjectiveformallawpolitics
US/ˈstætʃ.ə.tɔːr.i/
UK/ˈstætʃ.ə.tər.i/
required or controlled by a law that a government or parliament has passed
In context
Employers must give workers a statutory minimum of paid holiday each year.
The company failed to meet its statutory duty to report the accident.
Statutory rights cannot be removed by a clause in your contract.
Words that go with statutory
adjective + noun
- statutory dutySchools have a statutory duty to protect children.
- statutory requirementFire alarms are a statutory requirement in all offices.
- statutory rightsYour statutory rights remain the same.
- statutory bodyThe agency is a statutory body set up by Parliament.
- statutory minimumPay must not fall below the statutory minimum.
- statutory regulationThese statutory regulations apply to all food sellers.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a statue ruleCorrect: a statutory rule