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Definition of "statutory" []

  • Of or relating to a statute. (adjective)
  • Enacted, regulated, or authorized by statute. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "statutory" in a sentence
  • "Critics charge that Jennings, who is himself openly gay, condoned what they called statutory rape, even child molestation, because they say 20 years ago, he failed to tell authorities an underage student had sex with an older man."
  • "Westergren says one of the "beauties" of the company's licensing structure is that they have what we describes as a statutory license, which basically means he doesn't need permission for anything they play - the music publishers get a per pay royalty, along with a performance fee that goes to the artists."
  • "Armed with the threat of $150,000 in statutory damages per illegal download (a $1. 5M judgment in a small, 10-song case, where the actual damages are about $10, the price of 10 songs on iTunes), the recording industry has obtained more than $100M in settlements from individuals like Brittany."