statutory — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

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   Speed limits apply at many points on the line, in addition to the general 25 m.p.h. limit over the whole Dromod-Belturbet section, but it is an open secret that speeds often rise above the statutory limit.

   The order is just one of several recent actions which have given statutory legitimacy to gay and lesbian couples. New York's highest court recently ruled that unmarried partners have the same rights as married ones under New York City rent control laws.

Adjective

1. relating to or created by statutes

   Examples

   statutory matters

   statutory law

2. prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute

   Examples

   statutory restrictions

   a statutory age limit

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   statutory crimes

   statutory rape