regula generalis (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] jen-[schwa]-ray-lis). [Latin] A general rule, esp. of a court. — Abbr. reg. gen.; r.g. Pl. regulae generales.
regula placitandi (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] plas-[schwa]-tan-dI). [Latin] Hist. A rule of pleading. — Abbr. reg. pl.
regula regulans (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] reg-y[schwa]-lanz). [Law Latin] Hist. The governing rule.
REGULA CATONIANA
regula Catoniana (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] kay-toh-nee-ay-n[schwa] or k[ schwa]-toh-). [Latin “rule attributed to Cato”] Roman law. The principle that the lapse of time does not cure something void at the outset. • This principle, named for the Roman legal scholar Cato, was ordinarily used to set aside a bequest when the testator did not have the capacity to make the bequest.
— Also termed Catoniana regula.
