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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 […]

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glossary / REPORTS, THE

Reports, The. A series of 13 volumes of caselaw published in the 17th century by Sir Edward Coke.

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glossary / Great Law, THE

Great Law, The. Hist. The first code of laws established in Pennsylvania. • The Great Law was passed by an assembly in 1682.

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