statutory law

/ˌstætʃəˈtɔri lɔ/
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Other forms: statutory laws

Definitions of statutory law
  1. noun
    the body of laws created by legislative statutes
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    type of:
    jurisprudence, law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
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