statutory

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

Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
    • Speed limits apply at many points on the line, in addition to the general 25 m.p.h. limit over the whole Dromod-Belturbet section, but it is an open secret that speeds often rise above the statutory limit. - 1951 May,...
    • The order is just one of several recent actions which have given statutory legitimacy to gay and lesbian couples. New York's highest court recently ruled that unmarried partners have the same rights as married ones...

Origin

Etymology tree English statute Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English statutory From statute + -ory.

Derived

extra-statutory nonstatutory statutorily statutoriness statutorize statutory authority statutory board statutory body statutory corporation statutory declaration statutory deposit statutory exclusion statutory heir statutory holiday statutory instrument statutory law statutory rape