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prescribed

adjectiveformalcommon/pɾɨʃˈkɾitu/pres·cri·to

Definition

1

That has lost its legal validity or effectiveness due to the passage of the time limit set by law; that has been subject to prescription.

Usage examples

The right to take legal action was already time-barred when the plaintiff filed the suit.
The debt became statute-barred after five years.

Common combinations

prescribed periodtime-barred crimeprescribed debtto be time-barred