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prophylactic rules

prophylactic rules is the plural of prophylactic rule.

Meaning of prophylactic rule

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.

Questions about prophylactic rules

What is prophylactic rules the plural of?
Prophylactic rules is the plural of prophylactic rule.

Words near prophylactic rules in the dictionary

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

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