statute of limitations

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Lawstatute of limitationsˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countable] lawSCL a law which gives the period of time within which action may be taken on a legal question or crimeExamples from the Corpusstatute 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.• In some cases, however, prosecutors may have thought about the five-year statute of limitations problem and done something about it.• By then, the three-year statute of limitations may have expired.From Longman Business Dictionarystatute of limitationsˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countable] American EnglishLAW a law that gives the period of time within which action can be taken on a legal question or crimeUnder 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 From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Lawstatute of limitationsˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countable] lawSCL a law which gives the period of time within which action may be taken on a legal question or crimeExamples from the Corpusstatute 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.• In some cases, however, prosecutors may have thought about the five-year statute of limitations problem and done something about it.• By then, the three-year statute of limitations may have expired.From Longman Business Dictionarystatute of limitationsˌstatute of limiˈtations noun (plural statutes of limitations) [countable] American EnglishLAW a law that gives the period of time within which action can be taken on a legal question or crimeUnder the current statute of limitations, he has up to three years to take the company to court.
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