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rule, the. An evidentiary and procedural rule by which all witnesses are excluded from the courtroom while another witness is testifying (invoking “the rule”). • The phrase “the rule” is used chiefly in the American South and Southwest, but it is a universal practice to exclude witnesses before they testify. [Cases: Criminal Law 665; Federal Civil Procedure 2012; Trial 41. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1195; Trial § 155.]

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法律翻译Denise，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，专注翻译各类与专利与商标的授权与起诉有关的法律文件。