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Statutory Obligation

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An obligation arising under a statute. See Obligation.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

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.

Defined under Statutory in Black's Law Dictionary.