time-barred

Past the deadline

Time-barred describes a legal claim or action that can no longer be pursued because the statute of limitations has expired.

Once a debt or lawsuit becomes time-barred, courts will not enforce it: The creditor can't sue—the debt is time-barred.

Collectors may still attempt to collect time-barred debts, but debtors have no legal obligation to pay.

legal

statute of limitations

Legal deadline for claims

prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
dismissedReleased from duty
unenforceableLacking legal force

cutoff · deadline · repose · waiver · tolling · accrual · litigation · pleading · affirmative defense · jurisdictional

historical

archaic

Belonging to earlier times

outdatedNo longer in use
obsoleteNo longer in use
antiquatedOld and outdated

bygone · expired · superseded · defunct · anachronistic · outmoded · dated · passé · relic · vestigial

debt

collection

Gathered set of items

credit reportRecord of borrowing behavior
zombie debtTime-barred debt revived
consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests

written off · uncollectible · creditor · delinquent · default · settlement · harassment · validation · credit score · dispute

Categories

legal timingretroactivity, effective date, sunset clause, ex post facto, statute of limitations
property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, title

Opposites

legal actionability

time-barredactionable

Able to be acted upon

timely · enforceable · prosecutable · viable · live

temporal validity

time-barredcurrent

Directed flow of charge

unexpired · valid · timely · fresh · in effect

Family

time, barrier, times, timer, barred, timely, timed, timing, timetable

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G