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STATUTORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute
Example:
statutory rape
Classified under:
Similar:
legal (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or created by statutes
Example:
statutory law
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
statute (an act passed by a legislative body)
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