statutory

(stăch'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)
adj.

1. Of or relating to a statute.
2. Enacted, regulated, or authorized by statute.

statutorily stat'u·to'ri·ly adv.

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Created, defined, or relating to a statute; required by statute; conforming to a statute.

A statutory penalty, for example, is punishment in the form of a fine, prison sentence, or both, that is imposed against an offender for committing some statutory violation.

IN BRIEF: Relating to laws passed by the legislative branch of government.

The state's statutory regulations are numerous.

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• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - statutory: (adj) designating crime or law enacted by legislature

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See words rhyming with "statutory."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lovmæssig, lovbefalet, lovformelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
wettelijk, statutair

Français (French)
adj. - légal, officiel, réglementaire, statutaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gesetzlich, Satzungs-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θέσμιος, καταστατικός, νόμιμος, σύννομος

Italiano (Italian)
legale, statutario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estatutário

Русский (Russian)
установленный законом, соответствующий закону, наказуемый по закону

Español (Spanish)
adj. - reglamentario, establecido por la ley, estatutario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lagstadgad, lagenlig, lag-, enligt lagen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
法令的, 触犯法令的, 法定的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 法令的, 觸犯法令的, 法定的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 법령의, 법정의, 법률상 처벌할 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 法令の, 法定の, 法に触れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قانوني, شرعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעוגן בחוק, לפי החוק, חוקי‬

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