statute of limitations
noun phrase
: a statute assigning a certain time after which rights cannot be enforced by legal action or offenses cannot be punished
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The lawsuit falls outside of the one-year statute of limitations to claim defamation, but could hinge on the global distribution mentioned in the statement from Ansari and DiMare.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The potential charges for Abner, which included statutory rape, could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and were also outside the statute of limitations, according to Buccat’s declination memo.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The cost of the ERC ballooned over time, largely due to the increasing number of companies applying for it as the statute of limitations drew closer in 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The plaintiff in the lawsuit against S.C. Johnson is pushing for the class in the case to be defined as all consumers nationwide who have purchased the products within an applicable statute of limitations period.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The potential charges for Abner, which included statutory rape, could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and were also outside the statute of limitations, according to Buccat’s declination memo.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The cost of the ERC ballooned over time, largely due to the increasing number of companies applying for it as the statute of limitations drew closer in 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The plaintiff in the lawsuit against S.C. Johnson is pushing for the class in the case to be defined as all consumers nationwide who have purchased the products within an applicable statute of limitations period.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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“Statute of limitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statute%20of%20limitations. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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