Synonyms for statute of limitations
statute of lim·i·ta·tions

Princeton's WordNet

1. statute of limitationsnoun

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

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1. • Law

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1. Jennifer Bonjean:

   We’re not totally surprised that when the New York state legislature decided to abolish the statute of limitations, it was going to lead to a number of stale allegations that are being revived, our position is that the statute is unconstitutional, because it revives claims that have been barred by the statute of limitation for a long time, and that it sets a very dangerous precedent, legally speaking, and not just in the context of old assaults.

2. 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.

3. Joe McColluch:

   This motion was kind of a necessity in terms of kind of staring down the barrel at a statute of limitations, and there’s a significant range of questions about whether there is a civil conspiracy case to be made here, and against whom it should be brought.

4. Anthony Kennedys:

   Some time ago, outside the statute of limitations, I drove 60 miles an hour in a 55 mile an hour zone. ... I was not arrested, now you say.

5. Donald Trump:

   Thirty-eight years ago, i guess there’s a statute of limitations on lies.