determining+rule
51plumb rule — a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line and bob suspended from an upper edge. [1350 1400; ME plomreule] * * * …
52plumb-rule — /ˈplʌm rul/ (say plum roohl) noun a device used by builders, etc., for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board fitted with a plumbline and bob …
53Lodestar Rule — In determining amount of statutorily authorized attorneys fees, lodestar is equal to number of hours reasonably expended multiplied by prevailing hourly rate in community for similar work and is then adjusted to reflect other factors such as… …
54Lodestar Rule — In determining amount of statutorily authorized attorneys fees, lodestar is equal to number of hours reasonably expended multiplied by prevailing hourly rate in community for similar work and is then adjusted to reflect other factors such as… …
55Disciples of Christ — a Christian denomination, founded in the U.S. by Alexander Campbell in the early part of the 19th century, that rejects all creeds, holds the Bible as a sufficient rule of faith and practice, administers baptism by immersion, celebrates the Lord… …
56law — n. 1. Rule (prescribed by authority), regulation, statute, enactment, decree, ordinance, edict, order, canon, expressed command. 2. Formula, principle, form. 3. Code, body of rules. 4. Jurisprudence, science of laws, legal science. 5. [With The… …
57HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …
58Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — Full title An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end too big to fail , to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers… …
59Kant’s Copernican revolution — Daniel Bonevac Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason was to transform the philosophical world, at once bringing the Enlightenment to its highest intellectual development and establishing a new set of problems that would dominate philosophy in… …
60Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them …
