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"Statute" in a Sentence (15 examples)
He got off because of the statute of limitations.
The statute of limitations has already passed for this crime.
I've heard there's no statute of limitations on murder.
A nautical mile is equal to 1.1508 statute miles.
Such crimes have no statute of limitations.
The statute of limitations for this case has expired.
Tom knocked down the statute.
In general, there is a six-year statute of limitations on federal tax crimes.
A little-known U.S. anti-money laundering law is costing international travelers millions of dollars a year, raising concerns of civil liberties’ advocates that many innocent people are unwittingly being swept up by a statute designed to catch criminals.
The so-called Rome Statute establishing The Hague-based court was adopted in the Italian capital on July 17, 1998.
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The new statute limited working hours.
Parliament passed a statute on environmental protection.
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Despite criticisms which were made of the Railway Executive, it must be recalled that the general framework of the new railway set-up was established by statute, while this form of organisation was particularly well adapted for carrying out the unification of the railways—a very different thing from the purely political act of nationalisation, but an essential part of the objective of nationalisation.
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