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statutory
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
statutory
(adjective)
statutory rape
(noun)
statutory
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stætʃəˌtori/
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stætʃətri/
adjective
statutory
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stætʃəˌtori/
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stætʃətri/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of STATUTORY
law
1
:
of or relating to formal laws or statutes
statutory
acts
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controlled or determined by a law or rule
He had reached the
statutory
age of retirement. [=the age at which retirement was required by law]
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