statutory

[ stach-oo-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.

prescribed or authorized by statute.

conforming to statute.

(of an offense) recognized by statute; legally punishable.

RELATED WORDS

legal, lawful, judicial, rightful

Nearby words

Origin of statutory

First recorded in 1710–20; statute + -ory¹

Related formsstat·u·to·ri·ly, adverbnon·stat·u·to·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for statutory

The statutory tax rate in the U.S. is 35 percent compared to 15 percent for Canada.
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But in the short term, statutory authority for the program expires September 30.
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“The statutory issue depends on whether ISIS is covered by the AUMF,” he said.
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Without the support of the federal government, he says, Colorado and Washington are in statutory limbo.
The U.N.’s Half-Baked Weed Protest|Abby Haglage|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But that does not obviate the U.S. from its statutory obligation to cancel its $1.3 billion aid to the Egyptian military.
Egypt: That Was A Coup|Ali Gharib|July 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The statutory term has the advantage of being positive instead of negative.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
We prepared the draft for an entirely new code of statutory laws, with the single exception of the law relating to wills.
The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. IV|Various
It is highly desirable that statutory provision should be made safeguarding existing interests.
The Framework of Home Rule|Erskine Childers
About the time which we have mentioned, the imperfection of the statutory classifications became manifest.
Railway Rates: English and Foreign|J. Grierson
I beg your pardon, you are not relying on your contract at all; you are relying on your statutory rights.
Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, on H. R. 11943, to Amend Title 60, Chapter 3, of the Revised Statutes of the United States Relating to Copyrights|Committee on Patents

British Dictionary definitions for statutory

statutory

/ (ˈstætjʊtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or having the nature of a statute

prescribed or authorized by statute

(of an offence)

recognized by statute
subject to a punishment or penalty prescribed by statute

Derived Formsstatutorily, adverb

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Word Origin and History for statutory

statutory

adj.

"pertaining to statues," 1717, from statute + -ory. Statutory rape attested from 1898; in U.S., "sexual intercourse with a female below the legal age of consent, whether forced or not."