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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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