Lingaku- (law) period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limitations)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limitations)
This term is used in legal contexts to refer to the time frame established by law within which legal action must be initiated. After this period expires, a person can no longer be prosecuted or sued for that offense.
If the case exceeds the statute of limitations, it can no longer be prosecuted.
The lawyer informed him that the case had exceeded the statute of limitations and could no longer proceed legally.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhuī sù追诉shí xiào时效qī期period of limitationzhuī sù追诉shí xiào fǎ时效法law of statutes of limitationzhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效de的guī dìng规定regulations on the statute of limitationsjīng guò经过zhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效after the statute of limitations has expiredzhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效de的jié shù结束expiration of the statute of limitationszhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效de的kāi shǐ开始commencement of the statute of limitationshé fǎ合法de的zhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效valid statute of limitationszhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效de的Yán cháng延长extension of the statute of limitationstè shū特殊zhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效special statute of limitationszhuī sù shí xiào追诉时效de的shēn qǐng申请application of the statute of limitations