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statutory

adjective

Simple meaning

Set or required by a written law.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈstætʃətɔɹi

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

Used this way, statutory is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Law/legal
  • Government/politics
  • Academic writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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More ways to use statutory

  • “The company must comply with all statutory regulations.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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statutory lawstatutory instrumentsstatutory provisionstatutory authoritystatutory languagestatutory dutystatutory rightstatutory interpretation

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • statutory lawnounCompound term

    The body of laws created by legislative statutes.

  • statutory offencenounCompound term

    Crimes created by statutes and not by common law.

  • statutory offensenounCompound term

    Crimes created by statutes and not by common law.

  • statutory rapenounCompound term

    Sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly).

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