statutable

[ stach-oo-tuh-buhl ]

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adjective

(of an offense) recognized by statute; legally punishable.
prescribed, authorized, or permitted by statute:
the statutable age of a voter.

statutable

/ ˈstætjʊtəbəl /

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First recorded in 1630–40; statute + -able

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The statutable time of taking both degrees was anticipated, but irregularities of this kind were not then infrequent.

The decreasing value of the statutable stipends in the xvii c. led to the adoption (in 1630) of the new scale of payments.

This recognition is not merely technical, or strictly confined to a statutable interpretation.

The great man had the audacity to invoke the law to compel her to return, as she had not given statutable notice of her flight.

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