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[stach-oot, -oot] / ˈstætʃ ut, -ʊt /


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Maguire explained that the "statute of limitations is not referenced" in the Premier League's traditional handbook, though that could be subject to a legal challenge from City.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Reiner argues the statute doesn’t apply because he hasn’t been convicted, and the money he seeks was owed on his 30th birthday, in September 2023, before his parents were killed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Even if Johnson had defied a federal statute, they argued, it was merely to allow the Supreme Court to decide its constitutionality.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

The spokesman said that as the statute of limitations for a harassment case had expired, a malicious communications case was considered in 2025 "when the victim made contact".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

As a matter of fact this might violate a federal statute; he tried to remember the relevant law, found he could not.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

It would have also been absurd given the constitutional principles and federal statutes.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

The case spawned in Nevada, of all places, as the local Gaming Control Board sent a cease-and-desist letter notifying Kalshi that it was violating Nevada statutes and gaming regulations.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

You can tell the importance of someone by how many statutes have been erected in tribute, and Sir Billy Boston wasn't lacking.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Flaherty that prediction-market contracts are “swaps” under the Commodity Exchange Act, and that therefore federal law pre-empts state gambling statutes from reaching these markets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

While these reforms were desperately needed, deinstitutionalization intersected with the spread of mass imprisonment policies—expanding criminal statutes and harsh sentencing—to disastrous effect.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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