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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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Words related to statutory offense

abduction, maltreatment, abuse, violation, molestation, despoliation, rapine, pillage, plunder, depredation, spoliation

Words nearby statutory offense

statute of westminster, statutory, statutory crime, statutory declaration, statutory law, statutory offense, statutory order, statutory rape, statvolt, staubach, staudinger

Origin of statutory offense

First recorded in 1930–35
Also called statutory crime.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019