statutory

adjective

stat·​u·​to·​ry ˈsta-chə-ˌtȯr-ē 

1

: of or relating to statutes

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

There are 10 statutory exceptions to the $1,000 immigration parole fee. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

Macron’s reform raised the statutory retirement age by two years to 64 by 2030. —Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025

The suit argues firing workers during the shutdown is an abuse of power that strips federal employees of back-pay rights and violates agencies’ statutory duties. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025

Under copyright law, rights holders can sue and obtain statutory damages for infringements, regardless of the opt-out policy. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025

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
• extempore
• feudatory

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