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statutory offense

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noun

Law.

  1. a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.

Etymology

Origin of statutory offense

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Judge Jeremy Poon said sedition in Hong Kong is a statutory offense, not a common law offense.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Short of high treason, the gravest form of breach of the peace known to British law is riot, a statutory offense and an indictable misdemeanor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Referee Firth made his report finding the defendant guilty of the statutory offense, and ordered a decree of divorce, with a diminished alimony.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

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