statutory offence

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ˌstatutory ofˈfence noun [countable] lawSCC a crime that is described by a law and can be punished by a court 法定罪行

Examples from the Corpus

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.

by crime Corpus a is that law a and described

statutory offence
ˌstatutory ofˈfence

noun [countable]
law a crime that is described by a law and can be punished by a court

statutory offence

BrE

/ˌstætʃətri əˈfens/

NAmE

/ˌstætʃətɔːri əˈfens/

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ˌstatutory ofˈfense

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a crime that is described by law and can be punished by a court 制定法上的犯罪