He got off because of the statute of limitations.
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Statute
/ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/
Synonyms for "statute" (140 found)
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Noun(10 words)
education policy-relatedenacted education statutefederal actformal state lawgovernment regulationgovernment rulehealth care regulationslawlegal actlegal regulation
eighteenth amendmentembargoenactmentexclusionforbiddanceforbidden fruitforbiddingformformalityformulaformularyindexindex expurgatoriusindex librorum prohibitoruminhibitioninjunctioninstituteinstitutioninterdictinterdiction
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Verb(1 words)
enact laws
Adjective(7 words)
federal education statutefederal statutesformal lawlaglike swedishlegal measurelegal rulelegal text
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Noun(19 words)
legislative actmost swedish lagnorms and lawsold norse lagold norse lögorder maintaining lawsordinancespenal code provisionpolish politykariksdag actsafety directivesales tax statutestate lawstate ordinancestate statutestatutory lawstatutory ruletax lawwritten-law
lexmeasureno nono-noorderordinanceordonnancepreceptpreclusionprescriptprescriptionpreventionprohibitionprohibition partyprohibitory injunctionproscriptionrefusalregulationrejectionrepression
Adjective(15 words)
local ordinancesnorwegian lovromanian actromanian ordonanțăstate government rulestatutory mandateswedish lagswedish lag lawswedish lawswedish legislationswedish regleraswedish statuteunspecified lawwilliamite policieswritten-law sources
Adverb(1 words)
more swedish lag
Verb(1 words)
pass laws
Determiner(2 words)
the lawsthe swedish law
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The statute of limitations has already passed for this crime.
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I've heard there's no statute of limitations on murder.
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A nautical mile is equal to 1.1508 statute miles.
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