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A törvény szerint öt évet is kaphat. ― By law, he may get 5 years (in prison).
Usage notes
The two senses are similar but there is an important difference.
In the first sense: Péter szerint: after this one will say what one really believes that Peter really thinks. But it often also expresses doubt in the correctness of the information.
If there is a case when we think that Peter knows the truth but he may be lying, we have to say Péter állítása szerint. This uses the second sense: “by Peter’s statement”.
1 This group of adverbs is often understood for humans when in an emphatic position. In an unstressed position, they may also imply objects, always depending on context. 2 Adverbs ending in -á/-é may coincide with postpositions.
Further reading
szerint in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.