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STATUTORY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute

Example:

statutory rape

Classified under:

Adjectives

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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