时效法 shíxiàofǎ statute of limitations Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 时效 時效 shíxiào statute of limitations (law) The period of time within which a legal right must be exercised or a crime prosecuted.法 fǎ nounadjective law law; statutes; legality; (bound form) Legalism; relating to the Legalist School of thought