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rule of decision

rule of decision noun: a legal authority (e.g., a statute or judicial precedent) that governs the resolution of a particular case.

Noun

rule of decision (plural rules of decision)

  1. A legal authority (e.g., a statute or judicial precedent) that governs the resolution of a particular case.
    • We have made efforts to think through a fair number of the issues, and we have written about two of the most likely issues that the Court will address and which may resolve the case: (i) that Griffin's Case (1869) provides the rule of decision, that is, Section 3 necessitates federal enforcement...2024 January 11, Josh Blackman, Seth Barrett Tillman, “We're In The Section 3 Endgame Now”, in The Volokh Conspiracy

Forms of rule of decision

pluralrules of decision

Questions about rule of decision

What does rule of decision mean?
Rule of decision means a legal authority (e.g., a statute or judicial precedent) that governs the resolution of a particular case.
What part of speech is rule of decision?
Rule of decision is a noun.
What is the plural of rule of decision?
The plural of rule of decision is rules of decision.

Words near rule of decision in the dictionary

  1. rule nisi
  2. rule of 72
  3. rule of Colel
  4. rule of cool
  5. rule of coss
  6. rule of decision
  7. rule of engagement
  8. rule of five
  9. rule of four
  10. rule of law
  11. rule of lenity

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