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. 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.

2. Corey Feldman:

   As someone who was failed by the justice system because of a restrictive statute of limitations, I am proud to stand with so many survivors today to try to pass common-sense legislation.

3. 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.

4. Don Christensen:

   Prior to [ the Mangahas ] decision coming out, everybody knew that there was not a statute of limitations for rape in the military. Everyone. It was accepted, look at what the intent of Congress was. And it's clear that Congress in'86 changed the statute of limitations, in 2006 changed the statute of limitations. They did not want a statute of limitations. Period.

5. Marco Rubio:

   I guess there’s a statute of limitations on lies.