statute
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But the statute of limitations on manslaughter, the charge most police officials and experts believed was appropriate in this case, had long expired by then.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
He has constantly maintained that when jurists interpret statutes, words are to be given the meaning that an ordinary English speaker would have understood them to possess when Congress enacted the statute.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
The statute applies the same regulatory logic to stablecoins that ensures that the banking sector is safe and reliable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The broad language of the federal compassionate release statute allows for prisoners to file for relief from a lengthy sentence so long as rehabilitation alone does not provide the justification.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
The statute of limitations ticks itself out, day by day, all memory of the crime being washed away.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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