limitation period
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limitation period
The legal situation in which, after a legally defined period has expired, a claim can no longer be enforced in court or a criminal offense can no longer be prosecuted.
Die Forderung ist nicht mehr gültig, da die Verjährung bereits eingetreten ist.
The claim is no longer valid because the limitation period has already expired.
The word comes from the verb 'verjähren' (to become time-barred). It contains the word 'Jahr' (year). So it describes a process in which a legal claim expires through the passing of years.
Viele Straftaten verjähren nach einer bestimmten Anzahl von Jahren.
Many criminal offenses become time-barred after a certain number of years.
'Verjährung' (limitation period) is a technical term from legal language. It is not used in everyday speech to express that something happened a long time ago.
Der Anwalt prüfte, ob bei der Straftat bereits die Verjährung eingetreten war.
The lawyer checked whether the limitation period for the criminal offense had already expired.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Verjährung' (limitation period) are 'eintreten' (to occur/take effect) and 'unterbrechen' (to interrupt). When the deadline has expired, 'tritt die Verjährung ein' (the limitation period takes effect).
Durch die Klage wurde die Verjährung der Forderung unterbrochen.
The lawsuit interrupted the limitation period for the claim.
decay / expiration
Verfall and Verjährung both concern a claim after a deadline has passed. With Verfall, the claim loses its validity. With Verjährung, the claim can no longer be enforced in court because the statutory limitation period has expired.
Nach Ablauf der gesetzlichen Frist verhindert die Verjährung die gerichtliche Durchsetzung des Anspruchs.
Once the statutory deadline passed, the limitation period prevented the claim from being enforced in court.
Nach Ablauf der vereinbarten Frist tritt der vollständige Verfall des Anspruchs ein.
Once the agreed deadline passed, the claim expired completely.
