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statutory offence — statutory of fence n law a crime that is described by a law and can be punished by a court … Dictionary of contemporary English
statutory offence — noun (C) AmE technical a crime that is described by a law and can be punished by a court … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
statutory offense — noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law • Syn: ↑statutory offence, ↑regulatory offense, ↑regulatory offence • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Offence of scandalizing the court in Singapore — The courtroom in the Old Supreme Court Building that was used for sittings of the Court of Appeal, photographed in August 2008 In Singapore, the offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person performs any act or publishes any… … Wikipedia
offence — (BrE) (AmE offense) noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ grave, heinous, major, serious ▪ lesser, minor, petty, trivial … Collocations dictionary
statutory — adj. Statutory is used with these nouns: ↑authority, ↑body, ↑definition, ↑duty, ↑force, ↑interpretation, ↑limit, ↑maximum, ↑minimum, ↑monopoly, ↑murder, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
statutory rape — noun US Law the offence of having sexual intercourse with a minor … English new terms dictionary
statutory — /ˈstætʃətri/ (say stachuhtree), /ˈstætʃətəri/ (say stachuhtuhree) adjective 1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute. 2. prescribed or authorised by statute. 3. conforming to statute. 4. (of an offence) recognised by statute; legally… …
criminal offence — noun (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act a long record of crimes • Syn: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑offence, ↑law breaking • Derivationally re … Useful english dictionary
regulatory offence — noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law • Syn: ↑statutory offense, ↑statutory offence, ↑regulatory offense • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
