Sinonim statutory offense

English Thesaurus

1. crimes created by statutes and not by common law (noun.act)

hypernym	:	crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense,
definition	:	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault,
definition	:	a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bigamy,
definition	:	the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred (noun.act)