The duties of three of the Assistant Secretaries are statutorily defined:

Physician-patient privilege is usually statutorily defined, and can vary from state to state.

So called "priest-penitent" privilege, which precludes forced testimony of confessions made to a priest, minister, or religious adviser are statutorily defined in the United States.

In modern times, the offense of mayhem has been superseded in many jurisdictions by statutorily defined offenses such as aggravated battery.

"Since offenses are statutorily defined, that comparison is appropriately conducted by reference to the statutory elements of the offenses in question."

Murder has never been statutorily defined, despite being recognised as either the most serious crime, or certainly among them.

Copyright is traditionally understood as a statutorily defined bundle of exclusive rights provided to copyright holders.

Some jurisdictions have statutorily defined the ballot as the authoritative count leaving the role of an audit in question.

In statutorily defined circumstances, employees may make service credit deposits or redeposits, which include both principal and interest, to maximize the benefits they will receive upon retirement.

Another context in which the term is used, however, refers not to rights of ownership but to statutorily defined rights to construct or develop.