statutory offence

Noun
  1. Crimes created by statutes and not by common law (synset 100776293)
    is a type of: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    subtypes:
    • sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault - a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
    • bigamy - the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
    same as: regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offense

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