statute
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Heyman repeatedly refused to specify what crime may have been committed, and under what statute the investigation had been launched.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner told the BBC that the case may have exceeded the 10-year statute of limitations, giving the motion to dismiss the charges "a very good chance of being granted".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Reiner’s legal team has argued the statute doesn’t apply because he hasn’t been convicted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Youngs were charged with healthcare fraud and violating an anti-kickback statute, according to federal prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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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“Courts generally interpret identical language in related statutes to have the same meaning,” they write.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
A child protection bill was introduced in 2021 amending multiple statutes with the stated aim of cracking down on paedophilia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
At that point Ceferin, who was initially elected in 2016, was embroiled in a row over Uefa changing its statutes to allow him to serve for a fourth term.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
For decades, presidents and Congress have pursued climate policy through federal statutes, diplomacy and international agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Professor Dash asked me whether I took any encouragement from the government’s stated intention of repealing die mixed-marriage laws and certain other apartheid statutes.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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