Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Enacted, required, or imposed by statute; depending on statute for its authority: as, a statutory provision or remedy; statutory fines.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective relating to or created by statutes
  • adjective prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute

Etymologies

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statute +‎ -ory

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Examples

  • 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.

    CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2009 2009

  • 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.

    Forbes.com: News Eric Savitz 2011

  • 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.

    CES: Pandora Is Everywhere - Eric Savitz - Tech Musings - Forbes 2011

  • 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.

    RIAA faces big trouble with new Thomas trial 2009

  • 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.

    Jammie’s new lawyer KAD Camara v the RIAA 2009

  • Does Wisconsin statutory law contain a Shariaesque definition of that term?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » District Attorney Suggests That It May Be a Crime for Teachers to Follow the New State Law Mandating Certain Forms of Sex Education 2010

  • 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.

    Jammie’s new lawyer KAD Camara v the RIAA 2009

  • Hienonen has warned of more difficult times ahead and said the carrier will begin statutory talks with all its 9,000 personnel to initiate more cost-cutting measures.

    Finnair cuts seat capacity 10% 2009

  • The copyright owner can sue them under the current rules and potentially obtain statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work -- just as they can now.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • Non-Human Primates A lesson in statutory construction.

    The Weekly Law School Roundup #124 2008

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