definitions

statutable

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

status group, status indian, status quo, status symbol, status zero, statutable, statute, statute book, statute law, statute mile, statute of limitations

Origin of statutable

First recorded in 1630–40; statute + -able

Related forms

non·stat·u·ta·ble, adjective
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Examples 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

statutably, adverb
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