じこう – Vocabulary details

じこう

Meanings

Noun

Law

1. prescription; statute of limitations; limitation period

2. lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); becoming void (e.g. of a contract); becoming bygones (e.g. of a mishap)

3. ageing; aging

Alt. forms

時じ効こう

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じこう

Pitch accent

じ

こう

Composed of

じ

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

こう

efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success

Used in vocabulary (6 in total)

こうそじこう

limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation

しょうめつじこう

extinctive prescription; negative prescription; statute of limitations

じこうしゅとく

usucaption; acquisitive prescription; positive prescription

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Examples (1 in total)

この犯はん罪ざいについてはじこうが成せい立りつしている。