statutable

[ stach-oo-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˈstætʃ ʊ tə bəl /

adjective

(of an offense) recognized by statute; legally punishable.
prescribed, authorized, or permitted by statute: the statutable age of a voter.

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Origin of statutable

First recorded in 1630–40; statute + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM statutable

non·stat·u·ta·ble, adjective

Words nearby statutable

status group, status indian, status quo, status symbol, status zero, statutable, statute, statute book, statute law, statute mile, statute of limitations
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Example sentences from the Web for statutable

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

    Thoughts on African Colonization|William Lloyd Garrison

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

    Locke|Thomas Fowler

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

    Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

British Dictionary definitions for statutable

statutable
/ (ˈstætjʊtəbəl) /

adjective

a variant of statutory (def. 2), statutory (def. 3)

Derived forms of statutable

statutably, adverb
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