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statutory law
[stach-oo-tawr-ee law]
noun
the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.
statutory law
A law or group of laws passed by a legislature or other official governing bodies. (Compare common law.)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of statutory law1
First recorded in 1875–80
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