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rules of decision

rules of decision is the plural of rule of decision.

Meaning of rule of decision

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

Questions about rules of decision

What is rules of decision the plural of?
Rules of decision is the plural of rule of decision.

Words near rules of decision in the dictionary

  1. rules lawyer
  2. rules lawyered
  3. rules lawyering
  4. rules lawyers
  5. rules nisi
  6. rules of decision
  7. rules of engagement
  8. rules of order
  9. rules of the game
  10. rules of the road
  11. rules of thumb

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