Why “statute” is being discussed
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No, the UK’s equivalent law specifically requires human intent and mens rea: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/section/3 (1b.) http…
by semiquaver · Sep 28, 2026
Litigating events that happened years ago is often impractical. Records are hard to find, memories are poor, witnesses are hard to find or dead, etc. I think you argue for why d…
by toast0 · Sep 28, 2026
The simple reason is that if we allow litigating over ownership based on 30-year-old facts, nothing is ever settled. Maybe your house, with its 30 year mortgage paid off, actual…
by brookst · Sep 28, 2026
What you’re saying makes a ton of sense on an individual case basis, but now multiply that by every employee or customer who has ever interacted with Nvidia with a bone to pick.…
by Grombobulous · Sep 28, 2026
People can’t know for sure that they saved anything until all statute of limitations have expired without a lawsuit!
by tehwebguy · Sep 28, 2026
A statute is an act of legislation, and a "statute of limitations" typically prevents courts from dealing with claims arising from matters that happened years ago (subject to so…
by raattgift · Sep 28, 2026
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A statute is a law or formal written enactment of a legislature. Statutes typically declare, command or prohibit something. Statutes are distinguished from court law and unwritten law in that they are the expressed will of a legislative body, whether that be on the behalf of a country, state or province, county, municipality, or so on. They are also distinguished from secondary legislation, or regulations, that are issued by an executive body under authority granted by a statute. Depending on the legal system, a statute may also be referred to as an "act". Read more on Wikipedia