🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

法律依据

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fǎlǜ yījù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Statutory basis/ˈstætʃ.ʊ.tər.i ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该决定缺乏充分的法律依据。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The legal authority or foundation derived from an enacted statute or law that empowers an agency or entity to act.

    "The regulatory agency acted without a clear statutory basis for its new environmental policy."
  2. 2

    The specific legislative provision upon which a right, claim, or obligation is founded.

    "The court examined the legislation to determine the statutory basis of the plaintiff's claim."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'statutorius' (relating to a statute), from Latin 'statutum' (a settled rule or law, from 'statuere' to cause to stand), combined with 'basis', originating from the Greek 'basis' (step, pedestal, base). The compound term emerged in legal and administrative English during the 19th century to denote explicit legislative authorization for official acts.

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