all-holders rule. Securities. 1. An SEC rule that prohibits a public offering by the issuer of shares to some, but not all, of the holders of a class of shares. 2. An SEC rule requiring a tender offeror to make its offer to all the target company’s shareholders. [Cases: Securities Regulation 52.30–52.50. C.J.S. Securities Regulation […]
apportionment rule. Oil & gas. The minority doctrine that royalties accrued under an oil-and-gas lease on land that is subdivided during the lease term must be shared by the landowners in proportion to their interests in the land. • For example, if Grey granted a lease to Simms, then sold one-half of the land to
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patient forbearance rule (有关)受害者容忍的规则 容忍不等于宽恕〔condonation〕。当作为婚内犯罪〔marital offense〕——如暴力、侮辱等——之受害者的配偶一方希望以容忍而使对方改邪归正，从而拯救婚姻时，其与对方的同居行为不构成宽恕。
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innocent-construction rule. The doctrine that an allegedly libelous statement will be given an innocuous interpretation if the statement is either ambiguous or harmless. Cf. IN MITIORI SENSU. [Cases: Libel and Slander 19. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood §§ 13–14.]
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administrative-control rule. Tax. The rule making the grantor of a trust liable for tax if the grantor retains control that may be exercised primarily for the grantor’s own benefit. IRC (26 USCA) § 675. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4028.]
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legal residuum rule 法定剩余证据规则 该规则规定，一个行政机构的决定或命令如果是部分地建立于传闻证据之上，那么至少应有一小部分充分可靠的证据才可以使该决定或命令在司法审查中获得支持。目前美国的联邦和州法院已普遍拒绝使用该规则。 (=residuum rule)
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bunkhouse rule. The principle that an employee’s injury suffered while living in an employer’s housing is compensable even if the injury occurs during off-duty hours. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 709. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 454–455.]
Muller Rule 穆勒规则 该规则是指：若某人明知狗或其他动物的凶猛习性而肆意挑逗或自愿地、不必要地置身于动物可攻击处，则其不得因受该动物攻击致伤而要求动物管理人给予赔偿。
English rule. The requirement that a losing litigant must pay the winner’s costs and attorney’s fees. — Also termed loser-pays rule. Cf. AMERICAN RULE (1). [Cases: Costs 194.14. C.J.S. Costs § 126.]
rule of recognition 承认规则 英国法学家H.L.A.哈特〔H.L.A.Hart〕法学理论中的一种法律制度的基本规则，据此所有其他规则都将被识别和理解。在哈特1961年的名着《法律的概念》〔The Concept of Law〕中，他认为一个社会的法律制度集中体现为规则。义务的第一性规则规定了一个人在社会中应如何去做，而第二性规则则是第一性规则被创制、识别、改变和理解的依据。「承认规则」指的就是第二性规则，当一项宣判或社会原则构成了一种义务规则时，承认规则就起了认可作用。
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