statutory

statutory
stat·u·to·ry /'sta-chə-ˌtōr-ē/ adj
1: of or relating to a statute or statutes
a statutory provision
2: enacted, created, regulated, or defined by statute
a statutory presumption
a statutory insider
stat·u·to·ri·ly /ˌsta-chə-'tōr-ə-lē/ adv

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

statutory
I adjective according to law, authorized, established, fixed, lawful, legal, legalized, legislative, legislatorial, licit, sanctioned, within the law associated concepts: statutory crime II index due (regular), forensic, law-abiding, lawful, legal, legislative, legitimate (rightful), licit, rightful, valid

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


statutory
adj.
Related to statutes; required by or governed by a statute.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


statutory
prescribed, authorised or recognised by a statute.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


statutory
Created, defined, or relating to a statute; required by statute; conforming to a statute.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


statutory
I
Created, defined, or relating to a statute; required by statute; conforming to a statute.
 II Relating to a statute; created or defined by a law.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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