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Jordan rule

Jordan rule noun: a rule regarding the length of a criminal court case, usually limited to eighteen or thirty months from filing charges to trial.

Noun

Jordan rule (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, crime, constitution, human rights) A rule regarding the length of a criminal court case, usually limited to eighteen or thirty months from filing charges to trial.

Origin of Jordan rule

From the defendant, Barrett Richard Jordan, in the Canadian criminal court case, known as R v Jordan, whose resolution, the ruling decision, that established the rule.

Questions about Jordan rule

What does Jordan rule mean?
Jordan rule means a rule regarding the length of a criminal court case, usually limited to eighteen or thirty months from filing charges to trial.
What part of speech is Jordan rule?
Jordan rule is a noun.

Words near Jordan rule in the dictionary

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  9. Jordan's law
  10. Jordan's Principle
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