Vocabulary
die
Verjährung
/fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːʁʊŋ/· noun· Pl. die Verjährungen
limitation (of claims or offences), statute of limitations
Die Verjährung — after a certain time a claim can no longer be enforced or an offence prosecuted; in Germany the regular period for claims is three years, while murder never becomes statute-barred.
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- die Verjährung
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- der Verjährung
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Verjährung
limitation (expiry of a claim or offence)
Wegen Verjährung kann die Tat nicht mehr verfolgt werden.
Because the limitation period has expired, the offence can no longer be prosecuted.
Word family
Verjährungverjährento become time-barreddie Verjährungsfristthe limitation perioddas Jahrthe yearunverjährbarnot subject to limitation
Common combinations
- die Verjährung hemmento suspend the limitation period
- die Verjährung tritt einthe claim becomes time-barred
- kurz vor der Verjährungshortly before the limitation period expires
Real examples
- Die regelmäßige Verjährung von Forderungen tritt in Deutschland nach drei Jahren ein.In Germany, claims generally become time-barred after three years.
- Die Ermittler arbeiteten unter Zeitdruck, weil die Verjährung drohte.The investigators were under time pressure because the limitation period was about to expire.
- Opferverbände fordern, die Verjährung bei sexueller Gewalt gegen Kinder abzuschaffen.Victims' groups are calling for the limitation period for sexual violence against children to be abolished.
