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prophylactic rule

prophylactic rule noun: a judge-made rule that overprotects a constitutional right in order to safeguard that right or facilitate detection of violations of it.

Noun

prophylactic rule (plural prophylactic rules)

  1. A judge-made rule that overprotects a constitutional right in order to safeguard that right or facilitate detection of violations of it.

Forms of prophylactic rule

pluralprophylactic rules

Questions about prophylactic rule

What does prophylactic rule mean?
Prophylactic rule means a judge-made rule that overprotects a constitutional right in order to safeguard that right or facilitate detection of violations of it.
What part of speech is prophylactic rule?
Prophylactic rule is a noun.
What is the plural of prophylactic rule?
The plural of prophylactic rule is prophylactic rules.

Words near prophylactic rule in the dictionary

  1. prophos
  2. prophragma
  3. prophragmata
  4. prophy
  5. prophylactic
  6. prophylactic rule
  7. prophylactic rules
  8. prophylactic vinegar
  9. prophylactical
  10. prophylactically
  11. prophylactick

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