statutable

[ stach-oo-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. (of an offense) recognized by statute; legally punishable.
2. prescribed, authorized, or permitted by statute:

   the statutable age of a voter.

statutable

/ ˈstætjʊtəbəl /

adjective

1. See statutory
   a variant of statutory statutory

Derived Forms

• ˈstatutably, adverb

Other Words From

• non·statu·ta·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of statutable¹

First recorded in 1630–40; statute + -able

Example Sentences

The statutable time of taking both degrees was anticipated, but irregularities of this kind were not then infrequent.

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The decreasing value of the statutable stipends in the xvii c. led to the adoption (in 1630) of the new scale of payments.

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This recognition is not merely technical, or strictly confined to a statutable interpretation.

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The great man had the audacity to invoke the law to compel her to return, as she had not given statutable notice of her flight.

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