1. statutory - Adjective
2. statutory - Adjective Satellite
Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHowever, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and subject to alteration under, federal statutory law. Dick Thornburgh
I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if they want to, and that's what I decided to do. George J. Mitchell
With salons all over the West serving up specialties like "Barely Legal", removing all hair from the area to replicate the genitalia of an underage girl, as statutory rape seems all the rage. Margaret Cho
The serf is in essence different from the knight, but a reference to divine right is necessary to legitimize this statutory defense. Frantz Fanon
The setting up of a new, invisible and all powerful government in this country, within the last twenty years, in open violation of fundamental and statutory law, could not have been accomplished under the steady fire of a free and independent press. Robert M. La Follette Sr.
In all cases [of previous technological advancements in the US], we didn't need to step in with a significant statutory government-regulated mandate on technology that consumers use to enjoy this material. John E. Sununu