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The charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 May 2025
He was released after posting the $40,000 statutory bail ($20,000 separately on the Westminster and Santa Ana cases) before the police department finished its investigation and referred the case to the Orange County district attorney's office's animal abuse prosecutor.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Attorneys note that even though the D.C. Circuit ruled that DHS has the authority to issue work authorization to graduates of U.S. universities, that does not necessarily mean there is a statutory mandate to do so.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The bill includes a $4 trillion increase to the statutory debt limit as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls on Congress to act by the end of July.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 20 May 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 May 2025
He was released after posting the $40,000 statutory bail ($20,000 separately on the Westminster and Santa Ana cases) before the police department finished its investigation and referred the case to the Orange County district attorney's office's animal abuse prosecutor.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Attorneys note that even though the D.C. Circuit ruled that DHS has the authority to issue work authorization to graduates of U.S. universities, that does not necessarily mean there is a statutory mandate to do so.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The bill includes a $4 trillion increase to the statutory debt limit as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls on Congress to act by the end of July.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 20 May 2025
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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statutory. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈstach-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
1
: of or relating to statutes
2
: regulated by statute
3
: punishable by statute
Legal Definition
statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈsta-chə-ˌtōr-ē
1
: of or relating to a statute or statutes
a statutory provision
2
: enacted, created, regulated, or defined by statute
a statutory presumption
a statutory insider
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