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Categories: Civil procedure, Criminal procedure, Articles with short description, Statutes of limitations, archived copy as title
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statute of limitations  Statue of limitations  fraud upon the court  limitation of actions  limitation period
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A statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken WordNet 3.0
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A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated. Wikipedia
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. Wiktionary
Law that sets a time limit after some legal action may not take place. Wiktionary (translation)