a year and a day

English

Noun

a year and a day

(law) The period defined as the legal limit of time for an act or event, to ensure a full year by any method of reckoning.
(idiomatic) A long time.
Synonym: forever and a day

Translations

legal concept

Norwegian:
Bokmål: år og dag

Nynorsk: år og dag
Swedish: år och dag (sv), natt och år
Welsh: undydd a blwyddyn

a long time

Norwegian:
Bokmål: år og dag

Nynorsk: år og dag
Swedish: år och dag (sv), natt och år
Welsh: undydd a blwyddyn

Further reading

“a year and a day”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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