時じ効こう期き間かん

noun

statute of limitations period; prescription period

Legal term referring to the time after which a right can no longer be enforced or a crime can no longer be prosecuted.

• この事じ件けんの時じ効こう期き間かんは7年ねんです。

  The statute of limitations for this case is seven years.

• 時じ効こう期き間かんが過すぎると、借しゃっ金きんの返へん済さいを請せい求きゅうできなくなる。

  Once the prescription period has passed, you can no longer demand repayment of the debt.