New York adopted a special statute of limitations for victims of sexual crimes in 2006â N.Y. Civil Prac. Law Â§213-c. The statute provides that actions for civil damages for defined sexual crimes, including sexual abuse of a minor, may be brought within 5 years of the acts constituting the sexual offense.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia. Impanel. The act of the clerk of the court in making up a list of the jurors who have been selected for the trial of a particular cause. All the steps of ascertaining who shall be the proper jurors to sit in the trial of a particular case up to the final formation. impanel. v. to select and install a jury. impanel.
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