statutory offense

Noun

Meaning

crimes created by statutes and not by common law

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

abduction molestation maltreatment despoliation depredation spoliation rapine regulatory offence regulatory offense statutory offence

Hypernyms

crime criminal offence criminal offense law-breaking

Hyponyms

sexual abuse bigamy sexual assault sex crime sex offense

Close letter words and terms

statutory law statutory obligation statutory offence statutory rape statutory representative statutory share