court rules

court rules. Regulations having the force of law and governing practice and procedure in the various courts, such as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the U.S. Supreme Court Rules, and the Federal Rules of Evidence, as well as any local rules that a court promulgates. — Also termed rules of court. [Cases: Courts 78–85; Federal Civil Procedure 21. C.J.S. Courts §§ 7, 124–130, 132–134; Evidence § 7.]

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