法定 fǎdìng statutory
statutory; law-based; legal
How to remember 法定: 法 law + 定 decide = statutory.
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- Statutory/legally prescribed - 法定假日 (fǎdìng jiàrì) statutory holiday, 法定代表人 (fǎdìng dàibiǎorén) legal representative, 法定年龄 (fǎdìng niánlíng) the legal age.
- An attributive meaning 'fixed/required by law'; 法 (law) + 定 (set).
- Formal/legal register; marks something as mandated by statute.