statutory

adjective

stat·​u·​to·​ry ˈsta-chə-ˌtȯr-ē 

1

: of or relating to statutes

a statutory provision

2

: enacted, created, or regulated by statute

a statutory age limit

statutorily

ˌsta-chə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē 

adverb

Examples of statutory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The statutory maximum is life in prison, Lett informed Désir, should he be found guilty. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

After two days of testimony and a day of deliberations, the jury found in Hreljanovic’s favor and awarded $46,000 — less than the maximum $150,000 — in statutory damages. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

To cure this deficiency, SED needs statutory authority and staff to conduct investigations and the ability to exact financial penalties on violators. — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

The Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down statutory removal protections for agency heads depended on the idea that the agency head was exercising executive authority that must ultimately be accountable to the president. — C. Joseph Ross Daval, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing statutory

• statutory rape

Rhymes for statutory

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• feudatory
• gustatory

Kids Definition

statutory

adjective

stat·​u·​to·​ry ˈstach-ə-ˌtōr-ē 

-ˌtȯr-

1

: of or relating to statutes

2

: regulated by statute

3

: punishable by statute

Legal Definition

statutory

adjective

stat·​u·​to·​ry ˈsta-chə-ˌtōr-ē 

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

statutorily

ˌsta-chə-ˈtōr-ə-lē 

adverb