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Noun: statutory offence
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: statutory offense)
  1. Crimes created by statutes and not by common law
    "Driving without a licence is considered a statutory offence in most jurisdictions";
    - statutory offense [US], regulatory offense [US], regulatory offence [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: statutory offences

Type of: crime, criminal offence [Brit, Cdn], criminal offense [US], law-breaking

Encyclopedia: Statutory offence