adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/
US:/ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or created by statutes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
statutory matters
statutory law
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
statutory restrictions
a statutory age limit
statutory crimes
statutory rape
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English statute Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English statutory From statute + -ory.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نِظَامِيّ
(niẓāmiyy)
— relating to a statute
Arabic:
قَانُونِيّ
(qānūniyy)
— relating to a statute
Arabic:
مُطَابِقْ لِلْقَوَانِينْ
(muṭābiq lilqawānīn)
— relating to a statute
Bulgarian:
законен
(zakonen)
— relating to a statute
Catalan:
estatutari
— relating to a statute
Chinese Mandarin:
法定
(fǎdìng)
— relating to a statute
Czech:
zákonný
— relating to a statute
Dutch:
statutair
— relating to a statute
Esperanto:
statuta
— relating to a statute
Finnish:
lakisääteinen
— relating to a statute
Finnish:
lakiperusteinen
— relating to a statute
Finnish:
lakimääräinen
— relating to a statute
Finnish:
sääntömääräinen
— relating to a statute
French:
statutaire
— relating to a statute
German:
satzungsmäßig
— relating to a statute
German:
satzungsgemäß
— relating to a statute
German:
statutarisch
— relating to a statute
German:
statutar (e.g. Statutarstadt)
— relating to a statute
German:
gesetzlich
— relating to a statute
Greek:
καταστατικός
(katastatikós)
— relating to a statute
Greek:
νομικός
(nomikós)
— relating to a statute
Hungarian:
törvényes
— relating to a statute
Hungarian:
törvényi
— relating to a statute
Hungarian:
törvényen alapuló
— relating to a statute
Hungarian:
törvényesen bejegyzett
— relating to a statute
Irish:
reachtúil
— relating to a statute
Māori:
ā-ture
— relating to a statute
Persian:
مقرر
(moqarrar)
— relating to a statute
Persian:
قانونی
(qânuni)
— relating to a statute
Polish:
ustawowy
— relating to a statute
Portuguese:
estatutário
— relating to a statute
Russian:
зако́нный
(zakónnyj)
— relating to a statute
Russian:
устано́вленный
(ustanóvlennyj)
— relating to a statute
Scottish Gaelic:
reachdail
— relating to a statute