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nonstatutory

  • a word derived from statutory.
    statutory
    adjective
    of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.

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The inquiry is nonstatutory, meaning it lacks the legal authority to compel witnesses.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021

The Supreme Court has recognized a nonstatutory labor exemption to antitrust law.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2014

Circuit Court of Appeals held that the nonstatutory labor exemption shielded the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL owners and players.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2014

No nonstatutory marriage can be positively stamped as valid until its special circumstances have been reviewed by a competent court.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the death of NRA, the Government's price-fixing and stabilizing ideas became generally nonstatutory.

From Time Magazine Archive