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Time of Memory: A really long time ago, before anyone alive today can remember, there was a time when things were done a certain way. This time is so far back that there is no proof that things were different. In the law, this time is usually considered to be before the year 1189. It's also called time out of memory or time out of mind. Sometimes, there are things that happened even before this time that we can't know about because it's beyond what the law can remember.
Definition: Time of memory refers to a point in time that is so far back that no living person has knowledge or proof contradicting the right or custom alleged to have existed since then. It can also refer to a point in time beyond which legal memory cannot go or a very long time.
These examples illustrate the concept of time of memory by showing how it is used to establish the validity of rights and customs, as well as the limits of legal memory. They also demonstrate how it can refer to a very long time, such as the age of ancient monuments like Stonehenge.