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Statutory

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Relating to a statute; created or defined by a statute; required by a statute; conforming to a statute,

Statutory crime. See Crime.

Statutory dedication. See Dedication.

Statutory exposition. When the language of a statute is ambiguous, and any subsequent enactment involves a particular interpretation of the former act, it is said to contain a statutory exposition of the former act. Wharton.

Statutory foreclosure. See Foreclosure.

Statutory obligation. An obligation—whether to pay money, perform certain acts, or discharge certain duties—which is created by or arises out of a stafute, as distinguished from one founded upon acts between parties or jural relationships.

Statutory release. A conveyance which superseded thd old compound assurance by lease and release. It was created by St. 4 & 5 Viet. c. 21, which abolished the lease for a year.