tolling of the statute of limitations

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Interruption of the statute of limitations refers to the legal effect by which the running period for asserting a claim is stopped and reset, so that a new limitation period starts; it occurs through acts such as filing a lawsuit, acknowledgment of debt, or certain formal communications.

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