| 单词 | statute of limitations |
| 释义 | statute of limitationsnoun Law.a statute defining the period within which legal action may be taken. Origin of statute of limitationsFirst recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby statute of limitationsstatutable, statute, statute book, statute law, statute mile, statute of limitations, Statute of Westminster, statutory, statutory declaration, statutory law, statutory offense Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for statute of limitationsstatute of limitations nouna legislative enactment prescribing the period of time within which proceedings must be instituted to enforce a right or bring an action at lawSee also laches Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for statute of limitationsstatute of limitations Any law that places a time restriction during which a lawsuit must be brought to court or a crime must be prosecuted. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。