rule 312 amendment
Rule 312 amendment. See amendment after allowance under PATENT-APPLICATION AMENDMENT.
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rule of decision
rule of decision. A rule, statute, body of law, or prior decision that provides the basis for deciding or adjudicating a case. [Cases: Courts 88. C.J.S. Courts § 139; Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition § 187.]
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。
fugitive dismissal rule
fugitive-dismissal rule. The principle that an appellate court may dismiss a criminal defendant’s appeal if the defendant is a fugitive. [Cases: Criminal Law 1131(5). C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1698–1699.]
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exception to hearsay rule
exception to hearsay rule 传闻规则的例外 根据传闻规则，传闻证据一般不具有可采性，但对某些传闻，出于公正的考虑并根据正确的政策，也可以采纳，如临终前的陈述等。
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Enelow-Ettelson Rule
Enelow-Ettelson Rule 〈美〉伊尼罗-埃特尔森规则 该规则规定在对衡平法上的抗辩作出裁决之前，暂时中止联邦法院诉讼程序的决定是可上诉的，前提是被延缓的诉讼程序在普通法程序与衡平法程序合并之前可以作为一个普通法上的诉讼存在。
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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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in presence rule
The principle that a police officer may make a warrantless arrest of a person who commits a misdemeanor offense not only in the officer’s actual presence but also within the officer’s immediate vicinity.
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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