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[stach-oot, -oot] / ˈstætʃ ut, -ʊt /


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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

“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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