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The law generally restricts the time within which an action can be brought by either party to a contract. This statement is:

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the statement is in regard to the Statute of Limitations.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is good public policy to for citizens to be able to conduct their affairs with the knowledge of potential future litigation that may be brought against them.

Providing a statute of limitations gives citizens (including corporations and other business entities) to ability to plan and prepare for defenses in case of possible litigation . After a certain amount of time (usually 3 years in a breach of contract case, but some states as long as 15 years), a citizen can feel confident (as can the insurance carrier) that there are no pending or future actions against such person.

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