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101Five-second rule — as presented in a WikiWorld comic. A common superstition, the five second rule states that food dropped on the ground will not be contaminated with bacteria if it is picked up within five seconds of being dropped. Some may earnestly believe this… …
102Best evidence rule — The best evidence rule is a common law rule of evidence which can be traced back at least as far as the 18th century. In Omychund v Barker (1745) 1 Atk, 21, 49; 26 ER 15, 33, Lord Harwicke stated that no evidence was admissible unless it was the… …
103Uptick rule — The uptick rule is a securities trading rule used to regulate short selling in financial markets. The rule mandates, subject to certain exceptions, that when sold, a listed security must either be sold short at a price above the price at which… …
104European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo — The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX Kosovo, is a planned deployment of European Union (EU) police and civilian resources to Kosovo as foreseen under the Ahtisaari plan. This rule of law mission is projected as a continuation… …
105Felony murder rule — The felony murder rule is a legal doctrine current in some common law countries that broadens the crime of murder in two ways. First, when a victim dies accidentally or without specific intent in the course of an applicable felony, it increases… …
106Joint rule — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together …
107Direct rule — For direct rule in India, see President s rule. Northern Ireland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Northern Ireland …
108per se rule — n 1: a generalized rule applied without consideration for specific circumstances would go even further and apply a per se rule of invalidity to affirmative action programs Alan Freeman – called also flat rule; 2: a rule that considers a… …
109180 degree rule — a screen direction rule that camera operators must follow an imaginary line on one side of the axis of action is made (e.g., between two principal actors in a scene), and the camera must not cross over that line otherwise, there is a… …
110the exception proves the rule — 1. The existence of an exception to a supposed rule proves the general truth of the rule (often used in argument when no such conclusion is justified) 2. A distorted translation of a part of a legal Latin phrase meaning ‘the making of an… …
