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statutory law

[stach-oo-tawr-ee law]

noun

  1. the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.



statutory law

  1. 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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