STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("statute of limitations" is a kind of...):

law (legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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