statutory

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

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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.

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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Related Words

legal, lawful, judicial, rightful

Examples from the Web for statutory

Contemporary Examples

The statutory tax rate in the U.S. is 35 percent compared to 15 percent for Canada.
Burger King Invades Canada to Save His Faltering Kingdom
Daniel Gross
August 26, 2014
But in the short term, statutory authority for the program expires September 30.
Dysfunctional Congress Prepares to Claim Another Victim: Injured Veterans
Tim Mak
July 23, 2014
“The statutory issue depends on whether ISIS is covered by the AUMF,” he said.
‘Drone Memo’ Doesn’t Apply to America’s New Terror War
Eli Lake
June 24, 2014
Naomi says statutory rape is “when the person force you against your will and you too small.”
Liberia’s Child Prostitutes
Clair MacDougall
May 19, 2014
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

Historical Examples

Not that all in Ascalon were vicious and beyond the statutory and moral laws.
Trail's End
George W. Ogden
They cannot afford to do the latter and the statutory laws may forbid the former.
Commercial Geography
Jacques W. Redway
This Board commands a statutory endowment of 231,000 a year.
Ireland and Poland
Thomas William Rolleston
By old English statutory law, the whale is declared "a royal fish."
Moby Dick; or The Whale
Herman Melville
If he is not a lover he is not a husband except for statutory purposes—that is all.
When Winter Comes to Main Street
Grant Martin Overton

British Dictionary definitions for statutory

statutory

adjective

of, relating to, or having the nature of a statute
prescribed or authorized by statute
(of an offence)
1. recognized by statute
2. subject to a punishment or penalty prescribed by statute

Derived Formsstatutorily, adverb

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Word Origin and History for 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."

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Examples from the Web for statutory

Contemporary Examples

The statutory tax rate in the U.S. is 35 percent compared to 15 percent for Canada.

But in the short term, statutory authority for the program expires September 30.

“The statutory issue depends on whether ISIS is covered by the AUMF,” he said.

Naomi says statutory rape is “when the person force you against your will and you too small.”

Without the support of the federal government, he says, Colorado and Washington are in statutory limbo.

Historical Examples

Not that all in Ascalon were vicious and beyond the statutory and moral laws.

They cannot afford to do the latter and the statutory laws may forbid the former.

This Board commands a statutory endowment of 231,000 a year.

By old English statutory law, the whale is declared "a royal fish."

If he is not a lover he is not a husband except for statutory purposes—that is all.

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Word Origin and History for statutory

adj.

Origin of statutory