repose

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An orangutan swings through while her baby reposes on a branch nearby.

From New York Times

The statute of repose is most commonly used in product liability law to limit exposure of companies decades after a product went to market.

From Washington Post

But the law also included language, known as a statute of repose, that some say prevents lawmakers from extending the statute of limitations again.

From Seattle Times

Seattle’s charter says the mayor “shall direct and control all subordinate officers of the city, except insofar as such enforcement, direction and control is by this charter reposed in some other officer or board.”

From Seattle Times

A nude, pregnant young woman in repose in the 2019 picture called “Daenare,” shot in Brazil, wears what looks like a police surveillance monitor on her ankle.

From New York Times