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rule against perpetuities

rule against perpetuities 禁止永久权规则 一项普通法规则,指为使一项未来权益合法有效,则在设立该未来权益或立遗嘱人死亡后,必须于(一位或多位)受益人终身(如果受益人为胎儿,则还需另含其妊娠期)加上21年之内,使该未来权益生效。该规则被移入信托法,指非慈善信托如果存续期限超过生存受益人终身加上21年及妊娠期的总和,则为无效。(→perpetuity)

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opinion rule

Evidence. The principle that a witness should testify to facts, not opinions, and that a nonexpert witness’s opinions are often excludable from evidence. • Traditionally, this principle is regarded as one of the important exclusionary rules in evidence law. It is based on the idea that a witness who has observed data should provide the

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foot frontage rule

foot-frontage rule. Tax. A method of property-tax assessment — used esp. to pay for improvements such as sidewalks and sewers — that considers only the lot’s actual frontage on the line of improvement and ignores the depth of the lot and the number and character of other improvements or their value.

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