statute of limitations

English

Noun

statute of limitations (plural statutes of limitations)

1. Any law that sets a time limit, after which a person may not be tried for a crime, or after which some other legal action may not take place.

Translations

law that sets a time limit after some legal action may not take place

• Arabic: تَقَادُم m (taqādum)
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  Mandarin: 消滅時效／消灭时效, 消灭时效 (xiāomiè shíxiào), 法令限制 (fǎlìng xiànzhì), 訴訟時效／诉讼时效, 诉讼时效 (sùsòng shíxiào)

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• Finnish: vanhentumissääntö
• French: prescription (fr) f
• German: Verjährung (de) f
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• Hungarian: elévülés (hu), elévülési idő
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• Romanian: prescripția răspunderii penale f
• Russian: срок да́вности m (srok dávnosti), да́вность (ru) f (dávnostʹ)
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• Spanish: prescripción legal f
• Swedish: preskriptionsförordning
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