statutory Syllabification: (stat·u·to·ry)Pronunciation: /ˈstaCHəˌtôrē/Translate statutory | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of statutory adjective required, permitted, or enacted by statute:the courts did award statutory damages to each of the plaintiffs (of a criminal offense) carrying a penalty prescribed by statute:statutory theftDerivatives statutorilyPronunciation: /-ˌtôrəlē/ adverb statutory in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of statutory in the British & World English dictionary