statute of limitations

Definitions

Banking

• noun a law which allows only a fixed period of time, usually six years, for someone to start legal proceedings to claim property or compensation for damage

Construction

• Provision of law establishing a certain time limit from an occurrence during which a judgment may be sought from a court of law.

Law

• noun a law which allows only a certain amount of time (usually six years) for someone to start legal proceedings to claim property or compensation for damage, etc.

Real Estate

• noun a law that allows only a certain amount of time, usually six years, for someone to start legal proceedings to claim something, e.g. property or compensation for damage

Nearby Definitions of “statute of limitations”

• statistics
• stator
• status
• status bar
• statute-barred
• statute of limitations
• statutory declaration
• statutory notice period
• statutory sick pay
• stay
• steady state

Contexts for “statute of limitations”

4 definitions in context
• Banking
• Construction
• Law
• Real Estate