statute of limitations (redirected fromStatute of limitation) Dictionary Medical Legal Financial Encyclopedia Graphic Thesaurus🔍 DisplayON AnimationON Legend Synonym Antonym Related </>embed</> jurisprudence law statute of... noun nouna statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can...
The article focuses on the federal four-year limitations statute which applies to suit under 1991 U.S. Civil Rights Act as highlighted in the case Jones v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. One of the reasons for the enactment of the federal statute creating the four-year limitations period ...
Unlike a statute of limitations, a statute of repose does not depend on when a breach occurred or a defect was discovered. It is purely a "drop dead" date beyond which no suit can be pursued.Michael C.LoulakisCivil Engineering