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statutory

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/
  • US: /ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 CH AH0 T AO2 R IY0 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
  • Spanish: reglamentario — relating to a statute
  • Swedish: stadgeenlig — relating to a statute
  • Tagalog: takda ng batas — relating to a statute
Real reading context

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