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fellow-servant rule

fellow-servant rule : a common-law rule or doctrine in tort law: an employer is not liable for injuries inflicted on

Durham rule

Durham rule [from Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (1954), a case heard by the District of Columbia Court

rule of convenience

rule of convenience :a common-law rule providing that in the interest of convenience and fairness a class (as of

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tax benefit rule

tax benefit rule : a tax rule requiring that if an amount (as of a loss) used as a deduction in

substantive rule

substantive rule : legislative rule

statutory rule against perpetuities

statutory rule against perpetuities :a statute setting forth the requirements for the vesting of a future interest in property and

single publication rule

single publication rule : a rule in the law of libel that treats an edition of a print source (as a

rules committee

rules committee : a committee of a legislative house that determines the rules and procedure for expediting the business

rule of four

rule of four :a rule in the U.S. Supreme Court under which a petition for certiorari will be granted

private letter ruling

letter from the Internal Revenue Service to an individual taxpayer setting out the agency's interpretation of the tax rules relating to a specific situation or transaction proposed by the taxpayer

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