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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But allegations of bribery could not be confirmed, he said, and anyway the statute of limitations had expired.

然而同时他说对于贿赂的据称并没有得到证实，而且不管怎样，对限制的规定已经名存实亡。

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The others have all been dropped, because of the statute of limitations or the immunity rule.

而其他各案均因诉讼时效或豁免权的法规，而已经被撤销。

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The IRS filed its lawsuit last year as it neared the end of the 10-year statute of limitations for pursuing such matters, one of a number of such last-minute actions it has taken.

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Translations are expensive and because of the statute of limitations, US lawyers have only five years from the last activity of the cartel to indict participants.

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Otherwise, it is not out of the realm of possibility that the IRS may take the submission that the statute of limitations never begins to run when there is an omission in the provision of foreign information, no matter how small or insignificant.

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