Idiom
creature of statute
Meaning
A body created by legislation, especially a public body.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new agency is a creature of statute.”
“Because the committee is a creature of statute, it can only perform the specific duties defined in the law.”
“As a creature of statute, the commission lacks the inherent authority to act outside the narrow powers granted by the legislature.”
Examples
simple
“The new agency is a creature of statute.”
contextual
“Because the committee is a creature of statute, it can only perform the specific duties defined in the law.”
complex
“As a creature of statute, the commission lacks the inherent authority to act outside the narrow powers granted by the legislature.”
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