lord mansfield’s rule

Lord Mansfield’s rule. The principle that neither spouse may testify about whether the husband had access to the wife at the time of a child’s conception. • In effect, this rule — which has been abandoned by most states — made it impossible to bastardize a child born during a marriage. [Cases: Witnesses 57.]

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词条贡献者

译者Anne，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与投资顾问法联邦及地方注册相关的法律文件。