Sentence examples for before the statute from inspiring English sources

The charges come just before the statute of limitations was set to expire for the case.

And it made the provision retroactive: covering things that took place before the statute was enacted.

Suffolk authorities sought the indictment before the statute of limitations for rape expired.

Mr. Remis sued in 2009, just before the statute of limitation was about to expire, according to Mr. Fried.

But what about people who committed their offenses before the statute came into force but were not sentenced until afterward?

His accusers brought their charges against him five years later, just before the statute of limitations for violating church rules was set to expire.

"We know the people of Scotland want significantly more powers for the Scottish Parliament - the debate around the independence referendum has shown that - and I believe the Scotland Bill will be out of date before reaching the statute book.

The government is aiming to have the Investigatory Powers Bill (IP Bill), currently before parliament, on the statute books before the end of the year — giving the Labour party a stronger hand to push for amendments than it might if the government was in less of a rush to drive the bill through parliament.

He likens the situation to the coalition's health reforms, which have needed to be written before they reached the statute books: "If you change the structure before the legislation is in place it becomes a risk".

Europe's proposed new transparency legislation would require another swath of companies to publish what they pay — but if it is to be effective, a number of loopholes and exemptions should be tightened up before it makes the statute book.

This statistic demonstrates, however, that before enactment of the statute, a quarter of malpractice claims were so frivolous that even the most dishonorable hired guns would not testify to the validity of these claims.