Sentence examples for previous statute from inspiring English sources

The previous statute of limitations on civil abuse cases was three years.

This law, in addition to previous statutes (1882 against the Chinese, 1907 against the Japanese) halted further immigration from Asia, and excluded blacks of African descent from entering the United States.

The amendment was necessary because Cold War armed conflicts did not qualify for consideration under previous statutes such as the 1918 Army Medal of Honor Statute that required valor "in action involving actual conflict with an enemy," since the United States has not formally declared war since World War II as a result of the provisions of the United Nations Charter.

First, it showed that Parliament no longer considered its previous statutes unassailable, as it provided for a maximum parliamentary term of seven years, whereas the Triennial Act (1694) (enacted less than a quarter of a century previously) had provided for a maximum term of three years.

A number of states have passed multiple laws with HIV-specific criminal content (including amendments to previous statutes that substantially modified the text of a law in a way that changed its overall characteristics).

The law was considered to be a step forward because it finally defined bullying, which previous state statutes failed to do.

The article notes that the Act repealed all previous legislation, except the Statute of Monopolies of 1623.

Under the previous 2006 military commissions statute, Kamin was deemed an "unlawful enemy combatant".

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Beware of possible squatters who may "own property" by having been allowed to hold adverse possession by previous owners, for the statute of limitations.

On Monday, his lawyers challenged a previous decision to dismiss a statute of limitations on the charges, arguing that it violated the Constitution.