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Macnaughton's Case, Rules in

Macnaughton's Case, Rules in [4 St. Tr. (N.S.) 847]. A discussion took place in the House of Lords upon the direction

Rule

a governing direction for a specific purpose an authoritative enactment a regulation a prescription a precept as the rules of various societies the rules governing a school a rule of etiquette or propriety the rules of cricket

majority rule

The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority2 of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

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Rule monger

A stickler for rules a slave of rules

Ruling

Predominant chief reigning controlling as a ruling passion a ruling sovereign

Slide rule

This device has been largely superseded by the electronic calculator which has a greater precision than the slide rule Also called colloquially slipstick

Shelley's case, Rule in

Shelley's case, Rule in. intimately connected with the quantity of estate which a tenant may hold in realty, is the antique

Illegal, incorrect or irregular decree and void decree

Illegal, incorrect or irregular decree and void decree, the distinction between a decree which is void and a decree which is wrong, incorrect, irregular or not in accordance with law cannot be overlooked or ignored. Where...

Knowledge of the decree

Knowledge of the decree, the expression 'knowledge of the decree' in Art. 164 means knowledge of the particular decree which is sought to be set aside. When the summons was not duly served, limitation under Art....

Best evidence rule

Best evidence rule, is rule of evidence in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, or … privileged unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise, unobtainable, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 49. Best evidence rule, is the rule when the judges and sages of the law have laid down that

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