Procedure

Statute of Limitations

/ STACH-oot of lim-ih-TAY-shunz /

Definition

The deadline by which a lawsuit must be filed.

Used in Context

“The two-year statute of limitations had expired on the negligence claim.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: limitare, to bound

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