statutory offense

American  

noun

Law.

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

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Etymology

Origin of statutory offense

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

“The job of the special counsel is very different than our job; they’re looking for specific statutory offenses and a quantum of evidence that surpasses beyond a reasonable doubt,” Raskin said.

From Washington Post

To trivialize the Holocaust is actually a statutory offense in some countries.

From New York Times

In 1905 strikes and lockouts were made statutory offenses, and a single judge was given the power practically to force the individual worker to labor.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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