legal memory
- The duration, often determined by law, within which a practice should persist to gain legal force, or an action should continue to establish a right or claim
- Their claim to the piece of land was not upheld as it was beyond the duration of legal memory.
- The traditional festival has been observed for so long it's within the bounds of legal memory, essentially making it law.
- The act of squatting in the abandoned building for a considerable period fell within the range of legal memory, allowing them to legally claim ownership.
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