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Definition of statutory instrument noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

statutory instrument

noun

/ˌstætʃətri ˈɪnstrəmənt/

/ˌstætʃətɔːri ˈɪnstrəmənt/

(law)

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a law or other rule which has legal statusTopics Permission and obligationc2

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