Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
statutory offence
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ 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.
WordNet
statutory offence
n. crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn: statutory offense, regulatory offense, regulatory offence]
Usage examples of "statutory offence".
Thus it is a statutory offence in England to abduct a girl under sixteen from the possession of the person having lawful charge of her.