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statutory instrument
[ stach-oo-tawr-ee in-struh-muhnt ]
noun
, Government.
- an order, regulation, rule, etc., in some members or former members of the Commonwealth of Nations that has the power of a law, made by a member of the government on their own authority rather than being passed through voting.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of statutory instrument1
First recorded in 1945–50
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