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

Groundwater districts, while long reluctant to engage in conservation planning, do have statutory authority to do so. —Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026

The court focused on the statutory language and the legal characteristics of the limited partner interest under relevant state law. —Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

These are signs of the center moving to comply with a judge’s ruling late last month that ordered it to revert to its statutory name. —David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026

It was cemented, at least for a time, by Congress passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which added statutory authority to the constitutional authority the court had already assumed. —Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 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