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home rule

home rule (1)〈美〉地方自治 州宪法或类似立法授予地方市镇一定自治权以分配州和地方政府间权力的规定,地方政府如接受上述条款,即构成自治。 (→local option) (2)〔H- R-〕〈英〉地方自治运动 为建立基本或完全独立于威斯敏斯特的民族政府,改变1707年《与苏格兰合并法》〔Acts of Union (with Scotland)〕及1800年《与爱尔兰合并法》所确立的中央集权政策而于1870年至1921年在爱尔兰、1850年起在苏格兰进行的运动的总称。

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plain meaning rule

plain-meaning rule. 1. The rule that if a writing, or a provision in a writing, appears to be unambiguous on its face, its meaning must be determined from the writing itself without resort to any extrinsic evidence. • Though often applied, this rule is often condemned as simplistic because the meaning of words varies with

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physical facts rule

physical-facts rule. Evidence. The principle that oral testimony may be disregarded when it is inconsistent or irreconcilable with the physical evidence in the case. — Also termed doctrine of incontrovertible physical facts; incontrovertible-physical-facts doctrine. [Cases: Criminal Law 553; Evidence 588. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1099, 1101–1102; Evidence §§ 1318–1320, 1322, 1329.]

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entering the common rule

entering the common rule 在案卷上登录送交起诉通知函令 在旧式「逐出租地之诉」〔ejectment〕中,法庭书记官将以下命令登录在案卷上,该命令要求临时侵占人〔casual ejector〕发通知函给实际占有土地的租佃人〔tenant in possession〕,告知其已遭起诉,除非他出庭答辩,否则他将被逐出土地。

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