法定 (fǎ dìng) — statutory; legal (prescribed by law)
Definition
法定 means 'set by law' — it describes a rule, age, or procedure that is legally defined (e.g. 法定假日). Different from 合法 ('lawful' = not illegal) and 依法 ('according to the law' = adverb).
adjective
statutorylegal (prescribed by law)
Examples
- 。Zhōng guó yǒu fǎ dìng de jié hūn nián líng.China has a legal marriage age.
- 法定。Guó qìng jié shì fǎ dìng jià rì.National Day is a statutory holiday.
- 法定。Tā men bì xū zūn shǒu fǎ dìng chéng xù.They must follow the legal procedure.
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