Category
page 1Time in government

naturalization
thumb|Syrian refugee is naturalized at the district administration building in Soest (district)|Soest ([[Germany) (2022)]]
[[File:Naturalization Residence Requirements by Country (Years of Residence).svg|thumb|400px|Residence requirements in years for naturalization by country:
public holiday
holiday generally established by law, usually a non-working day for most people
usucaption
acquisition by squatting or keeping so long that ownership is presumed to be legal
time immemorial
phrase meaning time extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition

escheat
Escheat () is a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in "limbo" without recognized ownership. It originally applied to a number of situations where a legal interest in land was destroyed by operation of law, so that the ownership of the land reverted to the immediately superior feudal lord.
election day
day when elections are held
sunset provision
measure within a law that provides that it shall cease to have effect after a specified date

legislative session
period in which a legislature is convened
statute of repose
statute that cuts off certain legal rights if they are not acted on by a specified deadline
speedy trial
human right to trial without arbitrary or indefinite delay