In conformity to statutes regarding size, quality etc. / Made or introduced by statute; proceeding from an act of legislature. / Describing a crime or offence regulated by statute; legally punishable.

In a way that conforms to statute.

Written law, as laid down by the legislature.

plural of statute

(informal, law) All the statutes and laws of a given jurisdiction, whether or not listed in an actual book.

plural of statute book

Any law that sets a time limit, after which a person may not be tried for a crime, or after which some other legal action may not take place.

plural of survival statute

(law) A statute that bars enforcement of an oral contract.

plural of statute of frauds