statutory exclusion

Noun

statutory exclusion (countable and uncountable, plural statutory exclusions)

1. (US, uncountable) The legal requirement that under specified circumstances, a juvenile be tried as an adult, without the possibility of judicial discretion.
   • Statutory exclusion is clearly the most rigid method of determining how a juvenile offender will be processed, and most determinations are based on serious offenses and age limits.1996, United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Combating Violence and Delinquency, →ISBN
   • Statutory exclusion is part of the same trend toward “get-tough” legislation that has shifted decision-making from judges to legislators and prosecutors (Feld, 2000).2009, Richard Lawrence, Mario Hesse, Juvenile Justice: The Essentials, →ISBN, page 166
2. (countable) A situation which is not covered by a particular rule or process because of a statute.
   • There are two types of actions that do not require extensive NEPA environmental documentation: categorical exclusions and statutory exclusions.2007, Gerald W. Williams, The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands, →ISBN, page 469
   • This chapter addresses specific statutory exclusions from gross income: items that constitute income within the meaning of §61 but are not included in a taxpayer's gross income because of a specific exception in the Code.2008, Gwendolyn Griffith Lieuallen, Basic Federal Income Tax, →ISBN, page 61