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Day-rule, or day-writ
Day-rule, or day-writ, a permission to a prisoner to go out of prison, for the purpose of transacting his business, as to hear a case in which he is concerned at the assizes, etc. Abolished by...
exclusionary rule
exclusionary rule
Rule of lenity
Rule of lenity, means the judicial doctrine holding that a court, in construing an ambiguous criminal statute that set
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at-risk rule
at-risk rule : any of several rules enacted by the Tax Reform Act of 1976 that restrict the deduction from
fireman's rule
fireman's rule : a doctrine holding that a property owner or occupant is not liable for unintentional injuries suffered by
home rule
home rule : self-government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (as a territory or municipality)
last antecedent rule
last antecedent rule : a doctrine in the interpretation of statutes: qualifying words or phrases refer only to the last antecedent
rule of court
rule of court :a regulation governing practice or procedure in a particular court
rule of lenity
rule of lenity
work-to-rule
work-to-rule : the practice of working to the strictest interpretation of the rules as a job action
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