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McNabb-Mallory rule

McNabb-Mallory rule [after McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332 (1943) and Mallory v. United States, 354 U.S. 449 (1957),

Mansfield rule often cap R [after William Murray, first Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), British jurist who set forth the rule]

mailbox rule : a rule treating the sending of something as constituting a filing or as a basis for assuming

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four corners rule : a rule holding that if a document (as a contract, deed, or will) appears on its face

final rule : a rule promulgated by an administrative agency after the public has had an opportunity to comment on

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

residuum rule : a rule requiring that the decision or order of an administrative agency be supported by at least

substantive rule : legislative rule

work-to-rule : the practice of working to the strictest interpretation of the rules as a job action

two witness rule : a rule requiring the testimony of at least two witnesses in order to convict for perjury

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