"statute of repose" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2007, D. Alan Rudlin, Toxic Tort Litigation, page 74",
          "text": "Therefore, a plaintiff's cause of action may be extinguished by the statute of repose before the applicable statute of limitations time period expires, and a statute of repose may start running before a plaintiff's cause of action accrues.",
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          "text": "Statutes of repose are a compromise of the interests of consumers on the one hand and of manufacturers and sellers on the other.",
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          "ref": "2016, John S. Allee, Theodore V. H. Mayer, Robb W. Patryk, Product Liability, page 8-84",
          "text": "Although twenty-two states have adopted a product liability statute of repose, these statutes frequently provide little if any comfort to a product manufacturer. For a statute of repose to offer true repose, it must provide a basis for a defendant to move to dismiss or for summary judgment.",
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        "A law that sets a time limit for legal liability starting from the occurrence of a specified act (typically completion of a product or point of sale)."
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        "(law) A law that sets a time limit for legal liability starting from the occurrence of a specified act (typically completion of a product or point of sale)."
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