statutory law

American  

[stach-oo-tawr-ee law] / ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i ˈlɔ /

noun

1. the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.

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statutory law Cultural  

1. A law or group of laws passed by a legislature or other official governing bodies. (Compare common law.)

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Etymology

Origin of statutory law

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Accordingly, they rejected the idea that a president could unilaterally suspend the operation of statutory law either generally or as to particular people.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

“The whole array of statutory law and constitutional law is available.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Currently, those rights in California were established by statutory law and by court ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

However, in a well-functioning democracy, state constitutional and statutory law should reflect the preferences of a state's people.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2022

It is, whether the statutory law of the United States has or has not been violated?

From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by Warburton, A. F.