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statutory offense
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noun Law.
a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.
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Also called statutory crime.
Origin of statutory offense
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby statutory offense
statute of limitations, Statute of Westminster, statutory, statutory declaration, statutory law, statutory offense, statutory order, statutory rape, statvolt, Staubach, Staudinger
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