statute of limitations in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for statute of limitations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

statute of limitations

ley de prescripción

Translations for statute of limitations in the Spanish»English Dictionary

estatuto de autonomía

statute of autonomy

soy muy consciente de mis limitaciones

I'm very o acutely aware of my limitations

sin limitaciones de ningún tipo

with no restrictions o limitations of any kind

Translations for statute of limitations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

statute [Am ˈstætʃut, Brit ˈstatʃuːt, ˈstatjuːt] N

statute

ley f

by statute

por ley

statute of limitations

ley de prescripción

the university statutes

el estatuto or los estatutos de la universidad

limitation [Am ˌlɪməˈteɪʃ(ə)n, Brit lɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. limitation U or C (restriction):

limitation

limitación f

limitation

restricción f

arms limitation

limitación de armamentos

2.1. limitation <limitations, pl > (weaknesses):

limitation sometimes sing

limitaciones fpl

I know my limitations

soy consciente de mis limitaciones

to have one's limitations

tener sus (or mis etc.) limitaciones

2.2. limitation <limitations, pl > C (handicap):

limitation

desventaja f

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

of

de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

es de madera

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

es un gigante

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

3.2. of (with superl):

of

de

the wisest of men

el más sabio de los hombres

the best of solutions

la mejor de las soluciones

they're the happiest of couples

son una pareja muy feliz or que no podría ser más feliz

most of all

más que nada

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

5. of (on the part of):

it was very kind of you

fue muy amable de su parte

how good of him to send me flowers

¡qué detalle el suyo mandarme flores!

it seems very cruel of them not to invite her

me parece una crueldad que no la inviten

the stupidity of the woman!

¡hay que ver la estupidez de esta mujer!

6. of (inherent in):

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me

es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

the worry of it nearly drove her mad

casi se vuelve loca de la preocupación

the cheek of it!

¡qué descaro!

7.1. of (indicating cause):

it's a problem of their own making

es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of?

¿de qué murió?

of itself

de por sí

7.2. of (by):

of arch

por

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

statute of limitations in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for statute of limitations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

statute of limitations N

statute of limitations

ley f de prescripción

Translations for statute of limitations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

limitation of pollution, weapons

limitación f

Translations for statute of limitations in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ley de prescripción

statute of limitations

estatuto (de autonomía)

statute of autonomy

Translations for statute of limitations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

limitation [ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən] N

1. limitation no pl (lessening):

limitation

restricción f

limitation of pollution, weapons

limitación f

2. limitation pl:

limitation

limitaciones f pl

she knows her limitations

ella sabe sus limitaciones

3. limitation LAW:

limitation

prescripción f

statute [ˈstætju:t, Am ˈstætʃu:t] N LAW

statute

ley f

by statute

de acuerdo con la ley

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

de

2. of (belonging to):

of

de

the works of Joyce

las obras de Joyce

a friend of mine/theirs

un amigo mío/de ellos

3. of (done by):

of

de

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

of

de

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un árbol sin hojas

free of charge

sin cargo

free of tax

libre de impuestos

to cure sb of a disease

curar a alguien de una enfermedad

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un hombre de valor

a man of no importance

un hombre sin importancia

a city of wide avenues

una ciudad con amplias avenidas

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

el 4 de mayo

in May of 2003

en mayo del 2003

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

de

a ring of gold

un anillo de oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

oler/saber a queso

to consist of six parts

constar de seis partes

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la paciencia de un santo

this idiot of a plumber

este idiota del fontanero

doctor of medicine

doctor en medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

su amor por el jazz

to know sth of sb's past

saber algo del pasado de alguien

to approve of sb's idea

estar de acuerdo con la idea de alguien

what has become of him?

¿qué ha sido de él?

what I think of him

lo que pienso de él

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa de algo/alguien

to die of grief

morir de pena

it happened of itself

sucedió de por sí

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An account stated may carry a longer statute of limitations (time to file suit) than some other forms of debt, depending on the state.

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A statute of limitations (usually six years) often limits the tenant-in-error's liability.

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Their petitions were rejected because they either missed the application period or the statute of limitations had expired.

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The statute of limitations has expired on each of these charges, and the most serious charge considered in 1986 was manslaughter.

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In most states, the statute of limitations (time limit to file a case) varies according to how the death occurred.

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In its response, the city raised the statute of limitations as a defense, something it had not done when the suit was originally filed.

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But, he also ruled that the statute of limitations on appealing their status had expired.

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The trial was dragged, moved around, and finally the case was dismissed due to the statute of limitations.

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Another wants to avoid attention from the police, as he has just five months left before his statute of limitations runs out.

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The museum never settled the claim, arguing that a three-year statute of limitations in bringing such a claim had expired.

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