The statute of limitations on crimes other than homicide is five years, so Reyes cannot be prosecuted for the attack.

除杀人罪以外的罪行的诉讼时效为5年，所以雷耶斯不能因为那次袭击被起诉。

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If the statute of limitations has run, the plaintiff is without redress.

如果过了法定诉讼时效，原告将无法得到救济。

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The statute of limitations for past copyright infringement is three years.

已过去的版权侵权案的法定时效是三年。

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In the legal world, these time limits are called the statute of limitations (SOL).

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One thing they do know: the statute of limitations never runs out on murder.

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That was six months before the statute of limitations would expire on their 1991 return.

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