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stat·u·to·ry

(stăch′ə-tôr′ē)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a statute.

2. Enacted, regulated, or authorized by statute.

stat′u·to′ri·ly adv.

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statutory

(ˈstætjʊtərɪ; -trɪ)

adj

1. (Law) of, relating to, or having the nature of a statute

2. (Law) prescribed or authorized by statute

3. (Law) (of an offence)

a. recognized by statute

b. subject to a punishment or penalty prescribed by statute

ˈstatutorily adv

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stat•u•to•ry

(ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to a statute.

2. prescribed or authorized by statute.

3. (of an offense) punishable by statute.

[1710–20]

stat′u•to`ri•ly, adv.

statutory

According to, authorized by, regulated by, or enacted by a statute.

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Adj.	1.	statutory - relating to or created by statutes; "statutory matters"; "statutory law"
	2.	statutory - prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute; "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape" legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

Translations

zákonný

légitime

törvényestörvényszerű

legale statutario

statutair

statutory

[ˈstætjʊtərɪ]

A. ADJ

1. → reglamentario, estatutario; [holiday, right etc] → legal
statutory meeting → junta f ordinaria

2. (pej) (= token) I was the statutory woman on the committee → yo tan sólo estaba en el comité porque la ley exigía que hubiese una mujer

3. (= expected, predictable) → consabido

B. CPD statutory rape N (US) (Jur) relaciones sexuales con un(a) menor

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

statutory

[ˈstætʃʊtəri ˈstætjʊtəri] adj → statutaire
statutory meeting → assemblée statutaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

statutory

adj → gesetzlich; holiday also, quarantine → gesetzlich vorgeschrieben; (in organization) → satzungsgemäß, statutarisch; right → verbrieft; punishment → (vom Gesetz) vorgesehen; statutory maternity pay (Brit) → gesetzliches Erziehungsgeld; statutory nuisance → Ruhestörung f; statutory sick pay (Brit) → gesetzlich festgelegtes Krankengeld; this is statutory → das ist Gesetz

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

statutory

[ˈstætjʊt/ərɪ] adj (right, wage, control) → stabilito/a dalla legge; (offence) → legalmente punibile
statutory meeting (Comm) → assemblea ordinaria

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