statute of limitations

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Related topics: Law

ˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countableC]

lawSCL a law which gives the period of time within which action may be taken on a legal question or crime 诉讼时效法规

Examples from the Corpus

statute of limitations• They imposed a new, six-month statute of limitations, which few people, fired, without a job, could meet.• But a judge dismissed the criminal case a few months later, because the statute of limitations had expired.• But appeals, deals and the expiry of the statute of limitations whittled the number in jail down to fewer than 10.• Persson said he was prepared to review the question of the statute of limitations on war crimes and acts of genocide.• In some cases, however, prosecutors may have thought about the five-year statute of limitations problem and done something about it.• In the overall case, the four-year statute of limitations on alleged fraud, theft and financial elder abuse expires in February.• By then, the three-year statute of limitations may have expired.

From Longman Business Dictionary

statute of limitationsˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countableC] American EnglishAmELAW

a law that gives the period of time within which action can be taken on a legal question or crime

Under the current statute of limitations, he has up to three years to take the company to court.

单词	statute of limitations
释义	statute of limitations Word family adjectivelimitablelimitarylimitativelimitedlimitlessnounlimitarianlimitationlimitednesslimiterlimitinglimitlessnesslimited companylimited editionlimitadverblimitedlylimitlessly Related topics: Law ˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countableC] lawSCL a law which gives the period of time within which action may be taken on a legal question or crime 诉讼时效法规 Examples from the Corpus statute of limitations• They imposed a new, six-month statute of limitations, which few people, fired, without a job, could meet.• But a judge dismissed the criminal case a few months later, because the statute of limitations had expired.• But appeals, deals and the expiry of the statute of limitations whittled the number in jail down to fewer than 10.• Persson said he was prepared to review the question of the statute of limitations on war crimes and acts of genocide.• In some cases, however, prosecutors may have thought about the five-year statute of limitations problem and done something about it.• In the overall case, the four-year statute of limitations on alleged fraud, theft and financial elder abuse expires in February.• By then, the three-year statute of limitations may have expired. From Longman Business Dictionary statute of limitationsˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countableC] American EnglishAmELAW a law that gives the period of time within which action can be taken on a legal question or crime Under the current statute of limitations, he has up to three years to take the company to court.
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