Definitions for statute of limitations
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1. statute of limitationsnoun

   a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken

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1. statute of limitationsnoun

   Any law that sets a time limit, after which a person may not be tried for a crime, or after which some other legal action may not take place

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1. Statute of limitations

   A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated. In most jurisdictions, such periods exist for both criminal law and civil law such as contract law and property law, though often under different names and with varying details. When the time which is specified in a statute of limitations runs out, a claim might no longer be filed or, if it is filed, it may be subject to dismissal if the defense against that claim is raised that the claim is time-barred as having been filed after the statutory limitations period.When a statute of limitations expires in a criminal case, the courts no longer have jurisdiction. Most common crimes that have statutes of limitations are distinguished from particularly serious crimes because the latter claims may be brought at any time. In civil law systems, such provisions are typically part of their civil and criminal codes. The cause of action dictates the statute of limitations, which can be reduced or extended in order to ensure a full and fair trial. The intention of these laws is to facilitate resolution within a "reasonable" period of time. What amount of time is considered "reasonable" varies from country to country. In the United States, it may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and state to state. Internationally, the statute of limitations may vary from one civil or criminal action to another. Some countries have no statute of limitations whatsoever. Analysis of a statute of limitations also requires the examination of any associated statute of repose, tolling provisions, and exclusions.

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1. statute of limitations

   A statute of limitations is a law that sets the maximum time period during which certain legal actions can be filed or certain rights enforced. After this period of time has elapsed, the legal claims are typically barred and cannot be pursued in a court of law. The length of this time period varies depending on the type of claim or crime involved.

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1. Statute of limitations

   A statute of limitations is an enactment in a common law legal system that sets the maximum time after an event that legal proceedings based on that event may be initiated. In civil law systems, similar provisions are typically part of the civil code or criminal code and are often known collectively as periods of prescription.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of statute of limitations in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of statute of limitations in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of statute of limitations in a Sentence

1. Joe Tacopina:

   They’re not false entries. But assuming they were, they’re misdemeanors way beyond the statute of limitations, so they had to cobble them together to try and get a felony.

2. Dennis Shepherd:

   Anytime I’ve been able to put the facts regarding Garlin Conner in front of someone, we get results, as soon as these judges saw what he had done that day, they didn’t care about the statute of limitations.

3. Charlie Spies:

   Matt Mowers moved to New Jersey, established residency there and then had a pattern in voting in New Jersey. New Jersey is New Jersey whether the election referred to in the statute would be a party controlled primary election in one state, versus another state months earlier, even if New Jersey were a clear violation of a clear statute within the statute of limitations, which New Jersey is not, but even if New Jersey were, there is no evidence, that I am aware of, of anybody having been prosecuted.

4. Steve Vladeck:

   Lt. Col. Briggs has consistently maintained his innocence in this case, but the question the government is asking the Supreme Court to decide is not what actually happened between him and DK, but the more technical legal question whether the military has the power to court-martial servicemembers for offenses that allegedly took place well over a decade ago, and in which, according to the highest court in the military, the statute of limitations had already expired.

5. Jerry Nadler:

   It is necessary... to simply pause the statute of limitations so that the President -- any president -- can be held to account for The President or her actions and to ensure that the presidency is not a get-out-of-jail free card.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=statute of limitations
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Statute_of_Limitations
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Limitations
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=statute of limitations