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TAKE THE QUIZ“statute of”
The following 3 entries include the term statute of.
statute of limitations
noun phrase: a statute assigning a certain time after which rights cannot be enforced by legal action or offenses cannot be punished
statute of descent
: a statute regulating the descent from ancestor to heir of real and sometimes other property compare descent sense 3c
statute of distribution
: a statute regulating the distribution of the personal property or estate of a deceased person
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