How do you translate "Statute of Limitations" into spanish for legal purposes?

Question

How do you translate "Statute of Limitations" into Spanish with regard to the law?

Ex. The statute of limitations to institute a lawsuit is 2 years.

Answer 1

Hey Jenny! It would be "Estatuto de Prescripciones".

But since language is alive, this sentence: "The statute of limitations to institute a lawsuit is 2 years" would turn into: "El Plazo para presentar (o interponer) una demanda es de dos años".

In law, especially in Spanish, language sounds older, and the words are more argumentative.

Hope it helps!

Wow! Al parecer son palabras de una abogada. :-) - chaparrito, Nov 12, 2009

Answer 2

Hi Jenny! Check out this link: (http://www.courts.wa.gov/programs_orgs/pos_interpret/content/glossary/Glossary of Legal Terms - English-Spanish.pdf)

This was posted earlier on this thread: http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/111447/what-is-the-word-in-spanish-for-discovery-in-legal-terms

I hope that helps!

(hmmm, the text editor is messing up the link. Just copy and paste that in your browser and it will open a very useful pdf document.)