Rule in Howe v. Lord Dartmouth
Rule in Howe v. Lord Dartmouth 〈英〉豪诉达特茅思勋爵案中的规则(→Howe v. Lord Dartmouth)
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just as probable rule
just-as-probable rule. Workers’ compensation. A doctrine whereby a workers’-compensation claim will be denied if it is equally likely that the injury resulted from a non-work-related cause as from a work-related cause. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 1487–1492. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 1035–1040, 1046.]
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additional consideration rule
additional-consideration rule. Employment law. An exception to the employment-at-will principle, whereby an employee who does not have a written contract but who undertakes substantial hardship in addition to the normal job duties — as by relocating to a different city based on oral assurances of job security — can maintain a breach-of-contract claim if the
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calandra rule
Calandra rule (k[schwa]-lan-dr[schwa]). The doctrine that a grand-jury witness may be compelled to answer questions about certain items, even though the items were obtained by the police illegally. United States v. Calandra, 414 U.S. 338, 94 S.Ct. 613 (1974). [Cases: Grand Jury 36.]
apex rule
apex rule 〈美〉(矿产法)脉顶规则 在公有土地上已确定矿区的采矿人，有权利跟踪开采其脉顶在其矿区边界内——包括在其地表或其垂直平面深处内——的任何矿脉。如其矿脉斜向延伸，超越矿区边界的垂直平面，亦仍有继续跟踪开采的权利；但最终应不得超越脉线的末端或其末端所至的垂直平面。
rule of merger
rule of merger 吸收规则 防止犯罪人因同一罪行受到双重追诉的一项刑法规则。依该规则，一项较轻的罪行被一项较严重的罪行吸收。这样，既不可以两项罪行对被告人定罪，且如果其已就一项罪行被宣告开释，也不可依另一项罪行对其再行审判。
home rule
home rule. A state legislative provision or action allocating a measure of autonomy to a local government, conditional on its acceptance of certain terms. Cf. LOCAL OPTION. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 65. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 122, 140–141, 143.] “Home rule in the United States was sometimes envisioned in its early days as giving the cities
two-for-one rule
two-for-one rule 两车分装规则 指承运人没有按托运人要求使用一定尺寸或载重量的一辆大车来装载货物，而是为了便利之故将货物分装两辆较小的车，同样完成运送时，可仍按货运限价表中一辆大车的价格收费。
fellow servant rule
fellow-servant rule. A common-law doctrine holding that an employer is not liable for an employee’s injuries caused by a negligent coworker. • This doctrine has generally been abrogated by workers’-compensation statutes. In some jurisdictions, employees were considered fellow servants when they were working with one aim or result in view. In others, the relation of
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