Sentence examples for beyond the statute from inspiring English sources

The cases may be beyond the statute of limitations.

Most of the accusations date back decades, well beyond the statute of limitations.

The Vatican said the case was not prosecuted by civil authorities because it was beyond the statute of limitations.

"They have agreed to terms that go beyond the statute that governs security companies," Colonel DiFava said.

There have been no legal charges against the former bishop because the abuse took place more than 10 years ago and is beyond the statute of limitations.

Lawyers for the victims argue that previous archbishops, including Cardinal Dolan, intentionally stalled and kept allegations quiet so that the cases would fall beyond the statute.

But few of the accused priests have been prosecuted in the criminal justice system because most of the cases are beyond the statutes of limitations, which require abuse to be reported within a few years after it occurred even though many abuse victims take years to come to grips with what happened to them or are afraid to report it.

Seventy-six years old, a survivor of Nazism and of Stalinist persecutions in Poland, Roman Polanski risks spending the rest of his life in jail for deeds which would be beyond the statute-of-limitations in Europe.

Beyond that, the statute clearly states that any and all penalty fees and charges should be "reasonable and proportional," which is to say not usurious.

Vincent J. Foley, a lawyer in New York who defends shipping companies involved in maritime accidents, said that repealing the law would have consequences far beyond Transocean because the statute was routinely used by operators of vessels like cargo ships, freighters, barges and tug boats.

She added that, beyond the text of the statute, she had to judge whether Trump's executive order was in violation of the Constitution.