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单词 statute of limitations
释义
statute of limitations
noun[C]
lawspecialized
uk
/ˌstætʃ.uːt əv lɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃənz/us
/ˌstætʃ.uːt əv lɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃənz/
pluralstatutes of limitations
alawthatstatesalegalactionmust bebroughtbefore aparticularperiodoftimehaspassed:
Thecourtruledthat thestatuteof limitations hadrunout.
Fiveyearsis thestatuteof limitations forracketeeringcharges.
More examples
  • There would be nostatuteof limitations formurder.
  • She wasbarredbystatutesof limitations fromfilingcivilorcriminalactions.
  • A two-yearstatuteof limitationsblockedauthoritiesfrompursuingmost of theviolations.
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(Definition ofstatute of limitationsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
statute of limitations
noun[C]
lawspecialized
uk
/ˌstætʃ.uːt əv lɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃənz/us
/ˌstætʃ.uːt əv lɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃənz/
pluralstatutes of limitations
themaximumlengthoftimethat can beallowedtopassbeforeactionis taken in aparticularlegalmatter
诉讼时效法规
In the UK atpresentthere is nostatuteof limitations on theprosecutionof mostcriminaloffences.目前，英国对大多数刑事犯罪的起诉没有时效规定。

statute of limitations| Business English

statute of limitations
noun[C]
uk
us
pluralstatutes of limitations
LAW
alawthatlimitstheamountoftimeallowedtobringalegalactionagainst someone:
Thecasewasthrownout because of thestatuteof limitations.
Under the state'sstatuteof limitations,homeownershave until nextAug. 29 to taketheirinsurancecompaniestocourtoverunpaidclaims.
(Definition ofstatute of limitationsfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstatute of limitations

statute of limitations
Twice, in 1965 and in 1969, parliament opted to extend thestatuteoflimitations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
And what is the "statuteoflimitations" on compensating for breaches of duties to compensate?
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Instead, they permit legal doctrines like adverse possession to function as a kind ofstatuteoflimitationson the rectification of property claims.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I do suggest, that if a claim be sound and just, it should not be barred by anystatuteoflimitationsof that kind.
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Clause 8 provides for a two-year rule—effectively a two-yearstatuteoflimitations.
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That may or may not be true, but where fraud is involved there is nostatuteoflimitations, so the matter is still at large.
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There is nostatuteoflimitationsforbidding a prosecution to be brought.
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There is nostatuteoflimitationson constitutional rights.
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Why should we have astatuteoflimitationsfor war criminals?
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In any event, the decision in each case will depend on the facts of that case and on thestatuteoflimitations' tolling.
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Other cases may be lined up, depending on thestatuteoflimitations, whether it tolls and whether the facts are different in those cases.
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It is perfectly true that there is nostatuteoflimitationsin respect of crimes.
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They seem to be so monstrous that however we envisage and hypothesise them they could not be subject to anystatuteoflimitations.
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We in this country do not have astatuteoflimitations.
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Is it not about time that we had astatuteoflimitationson this question?
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