Prescriptive and Statutory

Prescriptive

Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

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

Statutory

Statutory adjective - Relating to or created by statutes.
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Prescriptive and statutory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prescriptive" instead an adjective "Statutory".

Nearby Word: statute
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