How to Use statutory in a Sentence

statutory

adjective

• The phase one probe will now start and the CMA set a statutory deadline of Oct. 18.
  — Katharine Gemmell, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
• That’s a tax rate of about 9.1%, well below the statutory corporate rate of 21%.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2021
• Impeachable deeds need not be statutory crimes of the kind tried in a court, scholars note.
  — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
• But parole in place is (or was) an abuse of this statutory power.
  — Mark Krikorian, National Review, 18 Aug. 2020
• There is a reason Smith does not have a solid statutory crime to rely on.
  — The Editors, National Review, 2 Aug. 2023
• The board said the governor does not have a statutory timeline to respond.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
• One of the statutory exceptions to the law is the Insurrection Act.
  — Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
• Now, House Bill 317 would slash statutory provisions for the plans.
  — cleveland, 21 June 2021
• In the wake of Trump, statutory requirements are in order.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2020
• The property company dropped the bill and paid an amount equal to statutory damages for the claims Pickard outlined.
  — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
• Note that lawmakers ditched the concept of a statutory cap.
  — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• The court ordered the clerk's office to pay the inmate $1,000 in statutory damages, the maximum allowed.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2023
• But this is much more a matter of practice than statutory or other law.
  — WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022
• Congress could still approve a change to the statutory deadline.
  — Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2020
• The statutory maximum for both subsections is up to 10 years in prison.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
• In the absence of any statutory changes, claims from front-line workers would clog the courts in the years after exiting this crisis.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 25 Apr. 2020
• Wisconsin is unique among states for the statutory requirement to hold a wolf hunt.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2021
• The goal is to wrap up work by the statutory deadline of June 16, though that date is not set in stone because lawmakers are in a special session.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 May 2021
• Look for the justices to ask a lot about the agencies’ statutory authority.
  — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
• The felony charge carries a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
  — Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
• The carrier’s statutory net loss for the latest year was $141 billion.
  — Rod McGuirk, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2020
• Mr Biden had campaigned on a partial repeal of Donald Trump’s tax cuts, which slashed the statutory rate of corporate tax from 35% to 21%.
  — The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021
• In the absence of an indictment, a judge can override the statutory deadline after a hearing.
  — Shayna Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
• In order for this statutory provision to do any good, GAO needs to let Congress know within weeks, not months or years.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
• If he’s convicted and charged in an adult court, the teen could be sentenced to 25 years to life with a statutory presumption of release after 25 years.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
• But last month, Howe found the ninth petition met statutory requirements, meaning the group can now take the next steps to try to bring the recall question to a public vote.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
• WorkSafe had a statutory one-year deadline to file charges, which is why its announcement came close to the anniversary.
  — Fox News, 1 Dec. 2020
• Chutkan also denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case on statutory grounds.
  — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2024
• Congressional leaders should work with Rubio to codify new statutory mandates and guardrails.
  — Sean P. Brooks, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
• Leigh Appleby, a spokesperson for the agency, said that several factors are taken into account when purchasing state vehicles, including price, agency requirements and other statutory regulations.
  — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 18 Mar 2025