time immemorial

time immemorial.

1. A point in time so far back that no living person has knowledge or proof contradicting the right or custom alleged to have existed since then. • At common law, that time was fixed as the year 1189, the year that Henry II of England died. — Also termed time out of memory; time out of mind; time of memory.

2. A point in time beyond which legal memory cannot go. See LEGAL MEMORY.

3. A very long time.


专业法律词汇 词条贡献者
双语律师Jenna,国际知名法学院环境法专业,擅长翻译各类与环境、社会及管治 (ESG)相关的法律文件。
Scroll to Top