Necessary and Statutory

Necessary

Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

Statutory and necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Statutory" instead an adjective "Necessary".

Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily

Statutory

Statutory adjective - Relating to or created by statutes.
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Synonyms for Statutory

Necessary and statutory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Necessary" instead an adjective "Statutory".

Nearby Word: statute
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