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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstætʃʊtəri/, /ˈstætjʊtəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstætʃʊˌtɔri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stach′ŏŏ tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)

stat•u•to•ry /ˈstætʃʊˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj.

Lawof or relating to a statute;
authorized by statute.
Law(of an offense) punishable by statute:statutory rape.

See -stat-.

stat•u•to•ry (stach′ŏŏ tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.

of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a statute.
prescribed or authorized by statute.
conforming to statute.
(of an offense) recognized by statute;
legally punishable.

statute + -ory¹ 1710–20

stat′u•to′ri•ly, adv.

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statutory /ˈstætjʊtərɪ; -trɪ/ adj

of, relating to, or having the nature of a statute
prescribed or authorized by statute
(of an offence)
- recognized by statute
- subject to a punishment or penalty prescribed by statute

ˈstatutorily adv

'statutory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

annual general meeting - award wage - basic wage - cooling-off period - first mortgage - Loan Council - market abuse - prices and incomes policy - public company - ration - Remembrance Day - SMP - SRO - statutory order - codification - consolidation - criminal code - delegalize - disaster area - jailbait - merger - murder - -ory - penal code - rape - right of way - treasure-trove - statute law - statutory crime - statutory law - statutory offense - statutory rape

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Synonyms: lawful, legal, fixed, permanent, regulated, more...

Collocations: statutory [rights, rules, requirements, definitions], statutory [obligation, responsibility, liability], [has, granted] statutory authority [to, for, concerning], more...

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