From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstatutory offenceˌstatutory ofˈfence noun [countable] lawSCC a crime that is described by a law and can be punished by a court
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statutory offence• It created a statutory offence of riot - 12 or more people using or threatening violence for an unlawful purpose.• That is a statutory offence or, more bluntly put, a criminal offence. 