Time in government

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holiday generally established by law, usually a non-working day for most people

acquisition by squatting or keeping so long that ownership is presumed to be legal

phrase meaning time extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition

Escheat () is a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in "limbo" without recognized ownership. It originally applied to a number of situations where a legal interest in land was destroyed by operation of law, so that the ownership of the land reverted to the immediately superior feudal lord.

day when elections are held

measure within a law that provides that it shall cease to have effect after a specified date

period in which a legislature is convened

statute that cuts off certain legal rights if they are not acted on by a specified deadline

human right to trial without arbitrary or indefinite delay