Statutory rape is defined as sexual relations between one member who is above the age of consent and one who is below, even if their difference in age is insignificant.
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Statutory
/ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/
Synonyms for "statutory" (192 found)
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Adjective(13 words)
administrative bodybindingcivil statutecodified ideacodified rulescolonial government actconstitutional historyconstitutional provisionscriminal lawscriminal statutecriminal statute liabilitycriminal statute textfederal code
Strong matches (57)
Adjective(28 words)
federal statutesfederal tax statuteformal instrument of lawgovernment-mandatedjuraljuridical systemlaglike swedishlaw-basedlaw-relatedlawfullegallegal burial contextlegal codelegal codeslegal disciplinelegal domainlegal entitieslegal mandatelegal matterslegal obligation
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legal processlegal protectionslegal requirementslegal rulelegal standardlegal subjectlegal time limitlegal-code provisions
Noun(18 words)
government institutiongovernmentally mandatedhate crime statutehorsewhippinglaw codelawmaking authoritylawmaking powerlegal bodylegal descriptorlegal frameworklegal instrumentlegal matterlegal provisionlegal regulationlegal structurelegal termlegal-code frameworklegal-code standards
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Noun(41 words)
legal-code terminologylegally mandatedlegally requiredmost regulatorymost statutorymost swedish lagnorway law relatedoccupational safety regulationpenal codeportuguese civilproduct safety regulationregulatory policyro oficialromanian legalstate authoritiesstate guidelinesstate law code provisionsstate legislaturestate ordinancestate statute
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state statute bookstate statute codestate statute requirementsstatutorily compliantstatutorily definedstatutorily mandatedstatutorily requiredstatutory rulestatutory-rulestipulatingswedish law-basedtax statute analysistax statute interpretationtax statute provisionstax statuteswritten messagewritten-lawwritten-law corpuswritten-law doctrinewritten-law frameworkwritten-law system
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(31 words)
legislation-basedlegislative bodylegislative lawgiverlegislative processlegislative process modulemandatorymandatory actmandatory biology unitspenal statuteregulatoryregulatory actionregulatory approachregulatory enforcementregulatory frameworkregulatory mechanismsregulatory requirementregulatory standardregulatory systemregulatory valuationstate law code
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state statute provisionsstate statutesstate-governmental directivestatutory descriptorswedish lag provisionsswedish lag regimeswedish legislationwritten lawwritten lawswritten statuteswritten-law sources
Determiner(3 words)
more legal codemost criminal-codemost tax statute
Adverb(2 words)
publicly mandated programstatutorily authorized agency
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6 entriesstatutory deadlinestatutory dutiesstatutory lawstatutory protectionsstatutory requirementstatutory rights
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1 entriesSample sentences
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Her father was accused of statutory rape.
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Statutory law is written and passed by a legislature.
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Common law is derived from judicial decisions, constitutional law from the constitution of the state or country, and statutory law from the enactments passed by a legislature.
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